grand finale of the quiz at franco fiesta - 2013
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Q.M. : Somnath Chanda
* 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks - Direct : 10
- Bonus : 10
According to local belief, shepherd Buta Malik was once given a bag full of Coal by a Saint. To his utter surprise, he found the bag was full of gold coins. He went back to thank the Saint but couldn‟t find him. Instead, he found an Ice-structure inside a cave.
Which holy place was thus discovered by Buta Malik?
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Amarnath Cave
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What is so significant about these monuments situated at different countries? (Next slide also)
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IndonesiaBrazilEcuador
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Ecuador
Equator Monument.
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This is the 2nd collaboration of this singer with A. R. Rahman after „Jab Tak Hai Jaan‟.
Identify the singer.
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Rabbi Shergill
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Identify this person (in news for all the wrong reasons) in the costume of a Krishnattam dancer, during his visit in the Guruvayur Temple in early 2013. (Bigger visual – next slide)
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Shantakumaran Sreeshanth
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A famous historical event is reenacted every year on the weekend nearest to 18th
June at the site where it actually happened around 200 years ago. Actors from Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Poland and Russia take part.
What is being reenacted? (Vis – next slide)
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Battle of Waterloo
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Sleeping Policemen are usually „posted‟ near the educational institutions, hospitals and other important public places to look after the public safety.
Who / what are the Sleeping Policemen?
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Speed-breakers
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Both the cartoons depict the same controversial issue which was a hot topic of discussion in the last year. Explain.
Audience Q. 1
‘End of the World Conspiracy’ which said that the Mayans predicted the end of the world and hence their calendar ends on 21st December 2012.
Audience Q. 1
Which popular entertainer took his stage-name after this type of dog as “They're basically everything that I am”?
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Pitbull
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The red bar symbolizes the place as it is today. The green and blue symbolize future stages in the possible terraforming of this place should humanity have the will and ability to undertake such a task.
Flag of?
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Mars
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This is Priyanka Chopra – before and after the make-up. Who is she going to portray in this upcoming biopic?
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M.C. Mary Kom
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Just find the connection.
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Mustaches
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The title of this tv-series is named after a volcanic peak in Auckland, New Zealand. Most of the show's episodes are titles of songs, bands or albums, like - Life in a Glass House, The Show Must Go On, The Lonesome Road.
Name it.
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One Tree Hill
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Rituparno Ghosh
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The upcoming adventure of Asterix will, reportedly, be set in „old time India‟. It will also feature a new Gaul character who is named after „the most famous Indian‟, according to Jean-Yves Ferri, the present author of Asterix Comics.
Either name that new member of the Gaul village or identify the famous Indian after whom he is named.
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Gandhix, named after Mahatma Gandhi.
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A Danish tv channel had mistakenlyused this image of the city‟s skyline on a report about the recent political crisis in Syria. What was this image actually of? (Bigger vis – next slide)
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Assassin’s Creed
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The year 2013 marks the 100th edition of which annual sporting event? It was first organized to increase sales for the French newspaper L‟Auto.
Audience Q. 2
Tour De France
Audience Q. 2
Watch very closely. It is a particular mode of communication used during emergency situations. What is it popularly called?
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Message in a Bottle
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What is the significance of this „note‟ in the Visitor‟s Book?
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Handfish
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In which country would you find these type of traffic signs?
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New Zealand
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What is the subjectof this graphic novel written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Mohan Singh?
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The Kurukshetra War
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Justin Timberlake
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* There are 10 visual clues. All the clues will lead to a particular theme.
* One attempt per team after every clue.
* Marks – shown on the slide.
* Don’t shout out the answer, write it down.
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The answer is …………
* 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks - Direct : 10
- Bonus : 10
In his debut ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam in Oct, 2010, he made a duck. In his T-20 debut against West Indies in June 2011, he scored 5 in 11 deliveries. But things changed after his sensational Test debut.
Identify this newsmaker, whose surname literally means „runner‟ or „messenger‟.
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Shikhar Dhawan
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As per reports in 2005, worldwide sales of wooden pencils, which were thought to be outdated, suddenly increased upto 700%, especially in railway stations and airports.
What new-age fad was said to be responsible for this?
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Sudoku
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These three book covers are actually designed upon which famous piece of art?
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Pieta by Michaelangelo
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Name this very popular video game developed by Halfbrick Studios in Brisbane, Australia.
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Fruit Ninja
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These 6 teams are going to compete in the first edition of which sporting event --* Hyderabad Hotshots (Hyderabad) * Banga Beats (Bangalore) * Lucknow Warriors (Lucknow) * Mumbai Masters (Mumbai) * Pune Vijetas (Pune) & * Rajdhani Smashers (Delhi)? (Clue – Aamir Khan and Deepika Padukone are the brand ambassadors of this event)
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Indian Badminton League
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Who is he?
Audience Q. 3
Joustin Beaver
Audience Q. 3
After 163 years‟ service in India, „it‟ is finally going to stop on 15th July, 2013. Modern technology is said to be the reason behind it‟s sad demise. „It‟ has a special place in Indian freedom struggle as the historians pointed out that „it‟ played a very important role during the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.
What is „it‟?
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Telegram
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I want the name of a very popular tele-serial from this photograph of a well known Gujarati author.
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Which important device, in the world of technology, was originally known as „X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System‟?
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First prototype of the device
Computer Mouse
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Its an award winning ad of ……….
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Baygon
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This office complex at Doha, Qatar, opened just a few weeks ago, is creating a lot of buzz internationally.
Why?
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First office by the Talibans
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Petra, Jordan
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This recently introduced high-tech pen can be used either in „Calligraphy Mode‟ or „Orthography Mode‟ to maximise its effects. The pen is already creating a huge debate among the educationists that whether it is discouraging or encouragingbad penmanship.
What is so special about it?
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Digital Pen Vibrates To Indicate Bad Spelling, Grammar and Penmanship
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When famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci was going through South America, he saw these type of structures which reminded him about similar features in an Italian city. He thus named that South American country after that city.
Which country is this? (Bigger vis – next slide)
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Venezuela after Venice
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Vishal-Shekar
Audience Q. 4
It is the logo of an autonomousnational body established on 25th
Jan, 1950. Recently, it came into newsfor the activities of one of it‟s state unit.
Whose logo is this?
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Election Commission of India
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This coin was released by RBI on May 9, 2010 to kick-off the 150th Birthday Celebration of which famous Indian?
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Rabindranath Tagore
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This confectionary is usually made with condensed milk and sugar. Other varieties include that of besan, cashew and pista. It‟s name is derived from the Persian word for ice or snow.
It came into news for a completely different reason in 2012.
What am I talking about?
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Barfi
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Selection of Pope
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Akshaye Kumar
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I am looking for a 2-word phrase. * The first word is said to be derived from the name of a Germanic tribe, who invaded the modern-day France during the Migration period. * The second word is used to denote a communal religious feast to honour a patron saint.
What am I talking about?
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