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Clockwise Infinite Bounce. In case a question is unanswered a team gets another question and then it will pass to the next team.
Flat Scoring 10 points. Half Points are Quizmaster’s Prerogative.
All Questions are open on Pounce for +10/-10Please raise hand if you know the answer and write the full answer. No part marking on pounce.
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Each team has 10 pounces for the duration of The quiz.
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1) Essayist and philosopher of randomness, Nassim Taleb is recently best known for his work on unexpected rare events. Also the name of his 2007 book, what does he call these big-impact, hard-to-predict, & rare events beyond the realm of normal expectation ?
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2) Schistosomiasis or Bilharzia is a parasitic disease most commonly known as _____ fever after the intermediary agent between the parasite and the affected mammals like humans. Just fill in the blank.
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3) Why were you born when the snow was falling?You should have come to ___________________,Or when grapes are green in the cluster,Or, at least, when lithe swallows musterFor their far off flyingFrom summer dying.
Fill in the blanks of this Christina Rossetti poem to identify something in the news recently.
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A Scottish watchmaker who plied his trade in Kolkata and was famous for his other deeds. 1st Viscount Waverley
Balai Chand Mukhapadhyay
Mrs Mozelle E.D.J. ____ the wife of a renowned Jewish Businessman of India in the 19th century.The two sisters of Lord Auckland Viceroy of India.
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A Scottish watchmaker who plied his trade in Kolkata and was famous for his other deeds. David Hare 1st Viscount Waverley. John Anderson
Balai Chand Mukhapadhyay. Bonophool
Mrs Mozelle E.D.J. ____ the wife of a renowned Jewish Businessman of India in the 19th century. EzraThe two sisters of Lord Auckland Viceroy of India. Eden
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Calcutta Medical College: Blocks or Buildings in CMC.FINALS
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5) The first was Natalius in CE 200, the last officially was Felix V from 1439 to 1449. Who are we talking about?
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5) Antipopes
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6) Located at a district headquarter town of Madhya Pradesh on the banks of river Tapti, this building known as ________ ____’s tomb is often called the original ___ ____. Which town and fill in the blanks.
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6) Arjumand Banu’s or Mumtaz Mahal’s tomb in Burhanpur which is known as the original Taj Mahal.
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7) Connect:
Schmid-Faccaro Syndrome
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8) Identify the film. Yeh Naina Yeah Kajal (1)
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9) Identify this animal made famous as a pet of a particular artist.
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9) Ocelot
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10) People gather in a particular country on April 20 each year to celebrate and consume something at 4:20 a.m. or p.m. What and why this date and time?
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10) Marijuana/Cannabis as the law against its consumption is under section 420 in USA
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11) A famous case in the history of cryptography many different codebreakers during both world wars tried to solve its writing system. Still unsolved presently in the Yale University rare book collection. Identify the artifact.
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11) Voynich Manuscript
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12) Only two national flags in the world have the heptagram or the seven sided star on them. Identify the two countries. (.5)
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12) Australia and Jordan
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13) Identify the subject of this film.
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13) Gustave the Giant Crocodile of Burundi.
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14) This instrument discovered in the 18th century is majorly used in aircrafts and other industrial applications. What is it called and what is it used for?
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15) A very famous type of Saree made of cotton with Zari brocades. Identify.
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15) Maheshwari Saree
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16) In newspaper parlance what does the term hibernation reporting mean? (1)
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16) When a certain person is in the news older filed reports on this person is republished as if they are current news.
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17) In the period of Romanticism (1800-1850) X came to be denoted as the classical artist, a skilled mature craftsman, while Y symbolised the romantic artist, whose impetuous, passionate and rebellious nature, as well as his defiance of formal aesthetic and social conventions, may ultimately prove to be self-destructive. Identify the mythical X and Y.
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18) Identify the two players from the finals of a Davis Cup of 1929. They had played a legendary match at Wimbledon two years earlier.
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19) Connect.
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Fokker: The founder Antony Fokker’s Nickname…Davy Jones from Pirates of the Carribean : Captain of a Ship named…Overture from Richard Wagner’s opera named ….‘The Flying Dutchman’
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20) This name of this object is derived from the Latin word meaning ‘to weigh together or balance’. In the current world it has become synonymous with the creation of Jimmy Wales and earlier avatars were in high demand for Quizzers. So what’s the good word?
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20) Compendium
Special Round of 8 questions on Food and Beverages.
4 questions clockwise and 4 questions anti-clockwise. All pounce and bounce rules apply.
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1) The name of this dish is derived from a Latin word meaning hulled or crushed grain. In earlier times Barley was the main ingredient, later replaced by a ‘new world’ item. Identify.
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2) Asado is the national dish of Argentina. The term in reality means a technique or a social event. Formally the preparation is done by an assigned Asador. What does the word Asado mean?
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3)A relative of the more universally known beer. Barley, millet (finger-millet) or rice grains are used to brew the drink. Semi-fermented seeds of millet are served, stuffed in a barrel of bamboo called a ‘dhungro’. Boiling water is then poured in and sipped through a narrow-bore bamboo tube called a ‘pipsing’. It is made with boiled barley which has cooled, some yeast or dried barm is added and it is left to stand for two or three days when fermentation begins; this concoction is called glum. The barm consists of flour and, often has ginger and aconite added to it. After fermentation is complete, water is added to the brew and is then ready for consumption. Identify the drink.
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4) Heat three tablespoons oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and onion and sauté for two to three minutes. Roughly chop Brassica Juncea leaves. Add to pan and stir. Roughly chop spinach and melde leaves. Add to pan and stir. Break green chillies and add to the pan. Add salt to taste and stir well. Let it cook till the greens turn soft. Add cornmeal dissolved in a little water and continue to cook till the greens are completely cooked. Cool and grind to a coarse paste. Transfer back into the pan. Add the remaining oil and mix. Simmer for two to three minutes. Garnish with butter. Serve with unraised corn bread . Identify the dish.
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5) This has two names one translates to thousand leaves and the other was originally after an city but later altered to that of a similarly sounding personality. Identify this confectionary.
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5) Mille Feuille or Napoleon Cake
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6) Cocktail named Black Death. The main ingredients are Vodka and what? (1)
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7) Which Indian sweet is made from this vegetable known as Ash Gourd.
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8) This Calcutta Restaurant was the favourite haunt of the American GIs during the Second World War. This was due its authentic steak, well stocked bar, great ambience and impeccable service. Identify this Restaurant.
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Back to the Normal Round
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21) The temple trusts of Sri Ranganathswamy temple Srirangam, Thillai Nataraja temple Chidambaram and Meenakshi Temple Madurai have jointly lodged a case in the New Delhi high court against the HiT Entertainment UK in 2007. The case has been transferred to Jim Pattison Group since 2008 and is yet to be resolved. What is this case all about? (1)
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21) Guinness Book of World Records adjudging that Akshardham Temple is the largest functioning temple in the world. These temple trusts refute the claims.
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22) Identify the Voice. Bhoy Dekhash Na Please.
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23) This monument was inaugurated on 16th June 2013 as a commemoration. To whom is it dedicated to?
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23) Valentina Tereshkova celebrating 50 years of her flight.
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24) Directed by Baz Luhrmann as a part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s series “Impossible Conversations”. Judy Davis is playing one legend while the other is in person having an imaginary conversation over dinner. Identify both (.5)
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25) Referred to as ‘New World Pigs’, identify this animal found in southwestern North America and the whole of Central and South America.
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25) Peccary
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26) A cabinet minister of an European country but his most famous legacy is a creation of 1971 a result of his African experiences. Identify him and his creation.
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26) Bernard Kouchner who was the co-founder of
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27) Connect:
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27) The hometown of Yelena Isinbayeva and the subject of the film ‘Enemy at the Gates’
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28) Daniel (David) Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (1905– 1982) and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971) were cousins who wrote together under a pseudonym and also founded a magazine that is most influential of its kind. What was their pen name?
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29) What was this person talking about?
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30) Nike released these shoes named ‘SB Dunk Lows’. Who or what is the inspiration behind these shoes? (Look at them you should get the answer bigger slide next)
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30) Mondrian Paintings
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31) Name this type of wooden furniture which fine lacquer work on indigenous woods and hails from which region of the country? (Do not give me the state) (1)
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31) Sankheda furniture from Saurashtra
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32) Which Kingdom was believed to have been founded by a descendant of the Yadavs of Mahabharat named Arakalla and the last king was Veera Ballala III (1292-1343)?
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32) Hoysala Kingdom or Empire
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33) The most expensive mosque in the world which houses the largest carpet in the world. Where is this mosque located? (1)
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33) Abu Dhabi
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34) Identify the singer and the film. Jab Nahin Aye The Tum
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35) Which country has 32 Restaurants which are rated three star by the Michelin food guide the highest possible rating? (As per 2012 Guide)
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Japan
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36) An example of a _______ Lake. Fill in the blank.
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36) Moraine
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37) The rift valley rivalry is generally between which two countries in which sport? (Be a bit specific on the sport)
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38) Kintoor village named after Kunti the mother of the Pandavas in Barabanki district is supposedly the location for the only of its kind in the world. It has widespread references in Hindu religious myth and legend. Efforts to recreate it have failed till date. Its age has been calculated to around 5000 years. What are we talking about?
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39) Gangkhar Puensum is the number one on this list. What list and what is the reason for its top ranking which will not change in the near future?
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39) The highest unconquered mountain peak (7570 m.) in the world. Located in a remote area of north Bhutan on the border with China. Since 1994 climbing beyond 6000 metres was banned in Bhutan due to religious beliefs and mountaineering has been completely forbidden since 2003.
My Thanks to:
Nirban, Avradeep and Niladri from the Calcutta Medical College Lobotomists quiz team who invited me to do this quiz. This is a great endeavour keep it going.
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Aniruddha Bhattacharjee aka Anida for being a Partial Guinea Pig.
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40) The inspiration of the first was from the Jivaro tribe of the Amazon basin. The name of the second is however a tongue in cheek reference to the favourite pastry of the author a small yeast cake saturated in hard liquor usually Rum. What are we talking about?
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40) Arumbaya and the Rumbaba tribes from:
