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2) Specimens were first exhibited in the US at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884‐1885 in Louisiana. A Florida visitor returned home with them and released them into the St. Johns River. What?
3) Identify this lady very famous in Eastern and Northeastern India from 1961 to 1973? (This is a current photo)
5) Name this Palaeobotanist famous for her contribution in other fields and her protests outside buildings of religious worship?
2) Specimens were first exhibited in the US at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884‐1885 in Louisiana. A Florida visitor returned home with them and released them into the St. Johns River. What?
2) Water Hyacinth
3) Identify this lady very famous in Eastern India from 1961 to 1973? (This is a current photo)
4) Hope Cooke the last queen of Sikkim
5) Name this Palaeobotanist famous for her contribution in other fields and her protests outside buildings of religious worship? 5) Marie Stopes
Infinite Bounce. A team gets questions two times on their direct question not being answered by any other teams.
Flat Scoring 10 Points
Half points are Quiz Masters Prerogative
Quiz Masters’ Decision is Final
2) Orchids in Madagascar with a 11” long nectary tube led to two scientists to predict the existence of moths with proboscises that can extend that long, as one of them said, “with as much confidence as astronomers searched for Neptune‐ successfully” Who two? C&I
5) The Bene Israel community did not observe the ‘9th of Ab’ fast, or celebrate Hanukkah, indicating that they left Palestine before which event?
6) George Antheil and ……….. were awarded a patent in 1941 for radio controlled torpedo systems. Who?
7) For various posthumous activities while being officially dead between 1976 and 1994 in spite of being very much alive and in good health.
10) About who or what did R.K. Laxman say, "Even as a child I had been fascinated by them. They are smart, lively and have a strong survival instinct"?
11) First animated/cartoon film released in 1934, it was directed by Gunamoy Bandyopadhyay and Gunen Roy.
12) Copenhagen is a play by Michael Frayn, based around a meeting between two people that occurred in the Danish capital in 1941. Who met whom?
13) Who is considered by scholars as the earliest neurosurgeon of India for having been recorded to have successfully performed a brain surgery?
15) Which large land mammal has a distinctive whitish or yellowish chest patch in the shape of a wide U, or sometimes a Y?
17) The connect is Kryptonite.The comic shows Metallo (or Metalo) with his kryptonite power source, which weakens and threatens Superman.AMD had a K series of processors. The K stood for kryptonite. The Superman in this case would be Intel, who had the competing Pentium processors.
18) In the world of online sales and marketing, what is Show Rooming ?This new word is coined by Julie Bosman of New York Times in an article on December 4, 2011.
18) People visit their neighbouring stores and type into their smart‐phones while browsing in the store, and then leave and buy the goods online later — probably at a steep discount from Amazon.com or similar online stores.
19) X was Sunil Gavaskar’sinspiration. As a young boy, Sunil Gavaskarwas told by his coach and early mentor, Vasu Paranjype, that ''when X played his forward defensive in the BrabourneStadium you could hear the sound (of the ball hitting the middle of the bat) as far away as ChurchgateStation.'' ID X.
20) This film was based on a book by British novelist Marie Corelli titled Vendetta (aka The Story of One Forgotten), written in 1886.Before this hindi film was made, a Tamil film made from the same book called Marmayogi starring MGR, was released in 1951.This hindi film was exceptional because it had one of the rare cabaret numbers sung by LataMangeshkar, set to music by Laxmikant –PyarelalThis film also marked the return of the lead actress after her brief illness related to thyroid problems wherein she went all the way to Boston for treatment . Identify the film?
21) “Next time I meet a Swami I shall speak to him and ask for permission to come up. I don’t know yet how long I shall stay. In any case, it will have to be some time because of my condition, which will make it more and more difficult to get down again, even if I should want to.”Identify the Booker prize winning book from its ending lines?
Clue: The film based on the book was an official selection at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
22) These were the Four Greek wind gods (Anemoi) who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came, and were each associated with various seasons and weather conditions.Boreas = North windNotus = South windZephyrus = West windEurus = East wind
23) Konaki Sumo or Nakizumo is more than 400 years old tradition organized in most Japanese temples every year in April‐including the famous Sensoji Temple at Tokyo.There are also contests at Ikiko shrine in Kanuma‐ski, Tochigi, in September; Yamajiojitemple in Shimotsu‐cho, Wakayama, in October; and at Saikyoji temple, Hirado, in February.A priest is also involved in the contest.What is this tradition all about ?
23) Konaki means crying. Nakizumo means the sumo of tears.It’s the Baby Cry contestTwo Sumo wrestlers, each holding a baby, face each other and wait whose baby is going to cry first.There is also a priest who shouts and waves at the babies. If both babies start crying at the same time the winner is the one who cries louder.Apart from all this yelling and crying, Konaki is also time of praying for baby's health. There is a Japanese proverb stating that "naku ko wa sodatsu" or "crying babies grow fast". It is believed that louder the baby cries the more gods' blessing it gets
24) The city as divided by the underworld dons. Dawood (light green in South Bombay), Gawli (Orange around Byculla and Bhandup), Chota Rajan (Blue around Chembur) etc.
25) Guess Where II was the first of its kind to be built during the Second World War. What was it and give its present name?
26) Where can find a highland named ‘Ishtar Terra’ which consists of a plateau called ‘LakshmiPlanum’ and a peak named ‘Mount Freya’ ?
27) In Cuba where these have originated they are called ‘Guayabera’, in Phillipines they are called ‘Barong Tagalog’, in Mexico they are called ‘Wedding ‐‐‐‐‐s. In India the name is borrowed from what they are called in Jamaica. What?
29) A trailer of a film based on the life a real life person during the making of an actual film. Name the film, the real life person and the actual film?
30) A festival was started in 1935 and is held on March 27th every year to commemorate the gift by Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington in 1912. Annually 700,000 visitors come to the festival to see the gifts which have grown from 2 in number to over 5000 What was gifted?
31) It was a cloth manufactured from recycled wool, first by Benjamin Law in 1813. This word is used in a derogatory manner due to the poor quality of the uniforms which were made in large quantities from this cloth in the American Civil War to save costs. What is the name of this cloth which has become a derogatory term/word in English language? (Oxford dictionary says this is a possible origin although it may not be correct. Chambers and Webster mentions this as the origin.)
1) The album cover features a photograph of X with Suze Rotolo, taken in February 1963 at the corner of Jones Street and West 4th Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, close to the apartment where the couple lived at the time.Critic Janet Maslin described the iconic cover as "a photograph that inspired countless young men to hunch their shoulders, look distant, and let the girl do the clinging".ID the album which also bears X’s name in it.
2) Dora; Little Hans; Wolf Man; Rat Man; HD; the Judge ( not an exhaustive list) were pseudonyms of patients in case histories documented by of which famous practitioner of medicine ?
5) This city is now located at the site of a colony of ancient Greeks which was then called Antipyrgus. In the Roman era, the city became a Roman fortress.This city is associated with Operation Crusader , a military operation by the British Army between 18 November–30 December 1941, which drove away the Axis powers This city was recaptured by the Axis on 21st June 1942 and remained in Axis hands until 11 November 1942, when the Allies snatched it back from the Axis.Identify the city which faced a lot of drama and tension recently?
1) The album cover features a photograph of X with Suze Rotolo, taken in February 1963 at the corner of Jones Street and West 4th Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, close to the apartment where the couple lived at the time.Critic Janet Maslin described the iconic cover as "a photograph that inspired countless young men to hunch their shoulders, look distant, and let the girl do the clinging".ID the album which also bears X’s name in it.
2) Dora; Little Hans; Wolf Man; Rat Man; HD; the Judge ( not an exhaustive list) were pseudonyms of patients in case histories documented by of which famous practitioner of medicine ?
2) Sigmund Freud
3) Name the author and the illustrator of this book on Charlie Chaplin? (No half points)
3) Mrinal Sen: AuthorSatyajit Ray: Illustrator
5) This city is now located at the site of a colony of ancient Greeks which was then called Antipyrgus. In the Roman era, the city became a Roman fortress.This city is associated with Operation Crusader , a military operation by the British Army between 18 November–30 December 1941, which drove away the Axis powers This city was recaptured by the Axis on 21st June 1942 and remained in Axis hands until 11 November 1942, when the Allies snatched it back from the Axis.Identify the city which faced a lot of drama and tension recently?
33) This two word term refers to any online‐coordinated event in which an ad‐hoc group of participants meet up at a central location for various purposes. While some events may convey a political or commercial message, they are usually organized for the spontaneous amusement of the participants and bewilderment of bystanders.This two word term was first coined by Harper’s Magazine senior editor Bill Wasik, who organized the first such event at Macy’s department store in New York City on June 3rd, 2003.Identify the two‐word term
34) This disease is variously termed as The Yellow Dragon disease, or HLV or CVPD and is mostly observed in tropical or subtropical Asian countries like China, Philippines, India, Taiwan and now off late at South Africa. The causative agents are motile bacteria. What is this disease all about ?
34) Green citrus plants/fruits turning yellow.Yellowing of veinsYellowing of leafsPremature defoliationDeath of the entire plant
36) John Lennon and Yoko Ono got married here inside the British Consulate office on March 20, 1969, before proceeding to Amsterdam for their honeymoon.The civic head of this territory is called the Chief Minister, who is also the Leader of the House of Assembly – another name for the ParliamentThis place has a peculiar dialect called Ilanito – a blend of several languages.The national dish is Calentita – the major ingredient of which is chickpea.The National Day is celebrated on 10th of September.
Identify this place?
37) The 1971 heavyweight championship fight between champion Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali (the first of their three momentous fights) was one of the most highly anticipated bouts ever. Dubbed "the fight of the century," on March 8, 1971, over 700 working press credentials were issued for the fight, while another 500 such requests were turned downHundreds of celebrities were in attendance that night.Which very famous celebrity guaranteed his special ringside seat for the fight by agreeing to photograph the bout for LIFE magazine by using his credentials as an amateur photographer.
38) Full points for all four; Half points for two correct. No points for one correct. Swaminathan is also spelt Swaminadhan.
38) Daughter 1: Laxmi Sehgal
Daughter 2: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Husband: Vikram Sarabhai
Daughter: Mallika Sarabhai
40) In the UK theatre circuit, a bright light placed at eye level, in front of the performer, which helps to hide wrinkles is named in her honor (because she always used to insist on one) after her first name. Who?
Clue: One of the only four actresses to win the Best Actress Oscar and the Worst Actress Razzy.
41) Harpustum or Phainindawas football style of game used by whom and his generals to improve the physical fitness of the soldiers?
45) Marama Chikitsa a treatment of vital spots is an offshoot of what traditional performance activity?
47) What role did the four colours red, black, white and yellow play in Mayan religious and calendar systems?
50) The Swahili word for ‘First’ was adopted as the name for an African‐American celebration around Christmas time, started in 1966, and an African nation’s currency, adopted in 1977. Name the word?
51) Which Island nation is unique in being a member of the following combination:The African Union, Francophonie, the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League and the Indian Ocean Commission?
52) The 1855 Santhal rebellion against the British was led by 4 brothers. 2 of them were better known, and were executed. The Airport and the University in Dumka is named after them. Just name them.
53) George Bernard Shaw credited whom with helping the East End more than any philanthropist, by drawing attention to poverty?
55) The flower is a frilled pink carnation or Nadeshiko which is the nickname of the Japanese women’s football team who became world champions in June 2011.
57) With the help of more primitive ‘deflector blades’ and ‘armoured propellers’, who was the first pilot to have a machine gun fixed on the nose of his airplane ?
60) According to Norse mythology, what is caused by the metal armour of the Valkyries when they ride forth on their errands?
61) This song was the from a 1944 film which was the major launching pad of a legendary music director. This song was later used in a 1968 film directed by Jyoti Swaroop. Name the original music director and the 1968 film?
63) William Westcott Boddingtonwas recognized as the “Father” of Colorado College soccer. In 1995 he was among the first group of athletes to be inducted into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame. He is often the forgotten contributor in a match held on August 11, 1932 which resulted in two world records which have not been broken till date. What was his contribution?
63) He was the sole American goal scorer in the 24‐1 defeat of USA in a field hockey match at the hands of India, in the 1932 Olympics.
64) Meliton Kantaria and Mikhail Yegorov were for many years credited with this achievement. However this was later found to be the product of propaganda which was orchestrated on the orders of Stalin by Yevgeni Khaldei. Mikhail PetrovichMinin was in reality the first person to achieve the feat. What iconic achievement?