Quizadda

CBCA 2019
Who am I?
 Clue 1

I was rejected twice by

the Academy of Arts,
Vienna and I was a
struggling artist selling
paintings on street to
the tourists and
merchants.
Clue 2

I was nominated for Nobel peace prize in 1939

Clue 3
Which was the 3rd city in the world to get electricity?
Queen of Kasimbazar Swarnamoyee Devi once wanted Nabin Chandra Das to
invent a new type of sweet for her. After having that special sweet, she said
something, which became the name of that sweet.
Abar Khabo
????
Think about transportation. How is the world divided in this map?
Blue – right hand drive
Red – left hand drive
Which Indian one day and T20 player also
represented India in youth championships of chess?
Yajuvendra Chahal
Who was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 1937,
1938, 1939, 1947 and 1948, but never won?
In 1938, there was a tie between Gandhi and
Hitler!!!
 Khamak.
Also known as
gabgubagub, guba, gopijantro, gubgubbi, Ananda-
lahari, premtal, chonka, jamidika, jamuku and bapang
This dish was originated in Thanjavur Maratha king Shahuji. Initially it was
called Amti and kokum was key ingredient. One day kokum was out of
stock and Shahuji’s cousin was visiting him. The cook then used tamarind
pulp and served to Shahuji’s cousin Shambhaji. He loved the fish and the
new dish was named after the cousin. Name the dish.
Sambhaji and Sambhar
Marvel Comics once launched an Indian version of
which series with characters – Pavitr Prabhakar,
Meera Jain, Aunty Maya and Uncle Bhim?
GK IB
Think about game.
What connects these 4 kings? - King David, Alexander
the Great, Charlemagne and Julius Caesar?
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
Name the lyricist
This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious as to just how
quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks
so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was
wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly
unusual, though. Study it and think about it, but you still
may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you
might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
No ‘e’
What was the name of the world’s first cloned cat?
Copy Cat. Born in December 2001.
This statue is located in a port
town in Greece. Whose statue?
Statue of Pythagoras in Pythagorion port
During Asian Games, for who did Aamir Khan repeated his
famous Dangal line – “Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se kam
hai ke!”?
Vinesh Phogat, cousin of Geeta and Babita Phogat
became the first Indian Women wrestler to win a
Gold Medal in Asian Games in the 50 Kg category.
Who tweeted this on 5th Aug 2018? “Celebrating my 6th landing anniversary
with the traditional gift of iron oxide.”
This show became a major source of revenue for All India Radio. The
usual advertisement rate in AIR is Rs 1500 per 10 sec but the rate is Rs
2 lac per 10 sec for this show. This show started on 4 Oct 2014. Barack
Obama was a part of this show on 27th Jan 2015. Which show?
Song by which famous sportsperson?
Clue 1
I was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on
January 5, 1986, and later moved to
Bengaluru with her family when she was 11
months old. I played badminton on national
level and was a state level baseball player
Clue 2

I was supposed to make her debut with

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. But
Bhansali decided to go with the 'star
children' formula, and replaced me with
Sonam Kapoor.
Clue 3

My father’s first name is Prakash

A famous NCR land dispute between cousins was resolved in a bloody
faceoff in Haryana. The victors were aided by their resourceful driver
who planned the entire massacre. Name the driver.
Name the music composer:
Connect:
Mukhpora, Gyala, Half Chapras, Bherial, Ballmaar, Chapras and
Mombati
Who introduced these plastic coins for his followers, that could only be used in the
premises owned by him?
Clue 1
 Clue 2

In 1991, when I was just six-years-old, my birthplace

was captured by Serb rebels and my grandfather was
murdered by them in cold blood when attending to the
cattle. My family had to immediately flee the area and
stay as refugees in a large hotel in Zadar, a part of
Yugoslavia.
Clue 3

I led my small country to the world cup final 2018

Luka Modric
What is the connection of this picture with chess?
Professions of the 8 pawns
Which famous singer composed songs under pseudonym
‘Anandaghan’?
Collection of works by
which literary genius?
 Who is the brand
ambassador? He also
endorsed bournvita
A R Rahman created symphony ‘flying Lotus’ based upon which
event in Indian economy?
Demonitization
After obtaining degrees in international relations and development studies from
the universities of Rollins and Cambridge, he worked at the Monitor Deloitte group,
a management consulting firm in London. He established a Mumbai based tech
outsourcing firm Back-ops Services Pvt Ltd in 2002. The last telegram message in
India was sent to him before shutting down.
A sketch work by a filmmaker. It was
used in an iconic moment in his film.
Which moment in which movie?
 Considered as a God gifted
remedy, what was being
highlighted through this
signboard, once commonly
displayed in Rail stations and
post offices?
Quinine
Born as Farrokh Bulsara in a Gujarati Parsi family. What do the world
know him as? Name the rock band.
Freddie
Mercury
This is Namak Haram Deorhi situated in West Bengal. It was gate to the residence of who?
Identify this actor in his early
days
Which famous Bengali inspired
Narayan Debnath to create this
character?
Yatra Pratibha avsara prapnotihi (there, where talent waits for
chance) – it is itched on which famous trophy?
Which 2 best friends live in Furfuri Nagariya?
Poster of which
movie?
 Pakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash
reserves and mounting external debt. Earlier in February,
China had come forward with a loan offer of 42.5 billion and
now, in return, Pakistan will be exporting donkeys to its "all-
weather ally".
Which dance form, native to Bengal, but not recognized by Sangeet Natya Academy as a classical dance?
??????
 Which Bengali surname comes from the Sanskrit word that literally
means ‘wheels rolling’ and it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll
everywhere without obstruction?
 Connect the following:
• Pearl of the Indian ocean
• Emperor of Magadha
• City of MP, earlier known as Bhilsa
• Eastern region of Maharashtra
• A district of Rajshahi division of Bangladesh
• Capital of ancient kingdom of Koshala
• The sea surrounding Malaysian peninsula
 Mughal Emperor Jehangir was extremely impressed by the special
performance by a group of Bengali performers. He presented an entire
village, Sutigram in Bangladesh, to the leader of the group Krishna
Chandra Dev. Dev family became landlords of that village and changed
their surname. Currently, the 8th generation of the family still continues
the tradition of entertainment.
Name their new surname
Logo of?
One of the oldest railway station in India recently got a make-over when
hundreds of artists undertook the project. Which railway station?
 Yellow and white for nationals, green and white for states, black and
white for cities and orange and white for rural. While travelling, on what
will you find these colour codes?
 Sanjay in Mahabharata used this yogic power to narrate the happenings
of Kurukshetra to Dhritarashtra. Valmiki also had this power. Name of this
power has been a household name in India. What is it?
Which animal would you see here?
This lake holds 23% of world’s freshwater. Which lake?
Baikal. Russia
He forced coca cola to discontinue its Indian operations in 1977 when
he was the Industries Minister. He asked Coca Cola to transfer 60% of
ownership and its formula to a local company, but they were not willing
to transfer their secret formula.
Name the politician
In Greek – Mesopotamia means the land between the
rivers. Which state in India was known as
Pentapotamia by the greeks?
According to Mythology, this mythical demon ruled
over present day Mysore, from whom it derived its
name. Name the demon.
GK IIA
On which special day did Mercedes-Benz
launch this advertisement?
Very popular nowadays for decorative purpose, it originally started as an
effective remedy for burns. What, created from the powdered dry leaves of
the plant Lawsonia Inermis, is being talked about?
This mysterious design has so many interpretations, as it carries
symbols related to Knights Templars, Crusade, Lorrain’s Cross, etc.
Where will you find it? It was created in 1912 in Manhattan USA.
Bill Warren is a Californian Treasure
hunter who found more than 200
shipwrecks. In 2012, he announced
the presence of something in the
North Arabian Sea floor, 200 miles
west of Surat. He claimed to have
located it after studying satellite
images and photographs of the
region with the assumption that it
must not have moved from its
original location because of the
attached heavy iron chains. He also
called out for sponsors to pool in
$200,00 for the mission which, if
successful, had major implications
for the world at large.
What did he claim to have found?
Which extremely famous personality (not famous for films) acted in the
following:
Ghosts can’t do it – 1989
Home Alone 2 – 1992
Across the sea of time – 1995
The little rascals – 1995
Eddie – 1996
Celebrity – 1998
Zoolander – 2001
Wall Street - 2010
Veronica Nikulshina, Olga Pakhtusova, Olga Kurachyova and Pyotr Verzilov
made headlines across the world for their performance in 2018 FIFA final.
What was their act?
 Born 26/02/57 in Cuttack
Retired IPS officer
Fertilizer secretary of India
Revenue secretary of India
Economic affairs secretary of India
Member of 15th Finance Commission of India
Sherpa of India to G20
Now holding one of the most prestigious posts in India
Who?
You will find this sign in many of hotel rooms in middle east. What does this signify?
Such arrows are known as Qibla pointers. They indicate the direction of
Islam’s holiest site: the Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Floss
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