Researched and Conducted by:

Somnath Chanda

Rules
26 questions.

Each question carries 1 mark.

Star marked question will be considered only when tiebreaker situation arises. The teams having scored the
more no. of star marked questions will qualify.
The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st
answer will start with A, 2nd answer will start with B and
so on.

 Inspired by the groundbreaking work of

Friends Without Borders, an International

NGO, these two leading dailies started this
campaign on 1st January, 2010 to spread
peace among the citizens of these two
South Asian neighbours.

Name this campaign.

1

 Developed in the 16th century, it was an

artificial language basically based on
Maithili. Rabindranath Tagore composed
his Bhanusingher Padabali in this
language. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee have
also used it in some of his works.
Which language was this?
2

 What name, borrowed from Greek myth, is

given to the cold planetoids that are found

mainly in the region between the planets
Jupiter and Neptune?
(The first one to be discovered was 944
Hidalgo in 1920. However, they were not
recognized as a distinct entity until the
discovery of 2060 Chiron in 1977.)

 Identify the young lady.

 On which logo would you find the most

well known representation of the national
flower of Scotland -- Thistle?

 What is the common factor in all these

natural objects? (Not an exhaustive list)

 What was started by this villager from

Varanasi, in a small plot of land near
Maniktala donated by Raja Kamala Prasad
Mukherjee in 1885?

How do we collectively know this

group of entities?
-- flow or fluid
-- pale green
-- stink
-- violet &
-- unstable
8

 National Floral Emblems are :-1. National flower : Jasminum sambac

2. Flower of charm : Moon Orchid
3. Rare flower : Rafflesia arnoldii
Which geographical
region am I referring
to?

 Whose injury
map has been
shown?

10

 The song, used in this ad, is originally

from the soundtrack of which movie?

11

 It is said to be the
only portrait of X
drawn during his
lifetime by
Jyotirindranath
Tagore.
Who was X?

12

 Identify
this recent
newsmaker.

13

 Which countrys flag is this?

14

 Though the word X is very much associated

with the publishing industry, it can be used
to describe the following vehicles also. Id X.

15

 I am looking for a single-word connection.

16

 Which 2-word Latin phrase literally

means, Where are you going?
(The modern usage of this phrase is
credited to St. Peter)

17

 The song titled Hannah from the 2004

album The Futurist.

Who is this singer-songwriter-key

boardist?

18

 Plancks Law and Light Quantum

Hypothesis, an academic paper on quantum
theory and black body radiation, was first
published in a prestigious German journal
in 1924.

Who was the author?

19

 What is this type of dress called?

20

 Dialogues from a movie which is said to be

a loose adaptation of 1978 Bergmann film
Autumn Sonata. Identify it.

21

 Solve the riddle.

22

 On which Kolkata landmark, would one

find these set of sculptures?

23

 Known as Mexican hairless dog in English

speaking countries, it has been developed
by natural selection for thousands of years.
As per biologists, it appear to have been a
result of mixing between several Old
World dog breeds.
How are they commonly known to us?
(Vis - next slide)
24

24

 It is the print
ad of .

25

 This Padma Bhushan and the Padma

Vibhushan awardee also received the
2,434th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
on 1st March 2011.

Who is he?
(Bigger vis next slide)

26

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 Inspired by the groundbreaking work of

Friends Without Borders, an International

NGO, these two leading dailies started this
campaign on 1st January, 2010 to spread
peace among the citizens of these two
South Asian neighbours.

Name this campaign.

1

Aman Ki Asha

 Developed in the 16th century, it was an

artificial language basically based on
Maithili. Rabindranath Tagore composed
his Bhanusingher Padabali in this
language. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee have
also used it in some of his works.
Which language was this?
2

Brajabuli

 What name, borrowed from Greek myth, is

given to the cold planetoids that are found

mainly in the region between the planets
Jupiter and Neptune?
(The first one to be discovered was 944
Hidalgo in 1920. However, they were not
recognized as a distinct entity until the
discovery of 2060 Chiron in 1977.)

Centaurs

 Identify the young lady.

Dipika Pallikal

 On which logo would you find the most

well known representation of the national
flower of Scotland -- Thistle?

Encyclopedia Britannica

 What is the common factor in all these

natural objects? (Not an exhaustive list)

Fibonacci Sequence

 What was started by this villager from

Varanasi, in a small plot of land near
Maniktala donated by Raja Kamala Prasad
Mukherjee in 1885?

Ganguram

How do we collectively know this

group of entities?
-- flow or fluid
-- pale green
-- stink
-- violet &
-- unstable
8

Halogens

 National Floral Emblems are :-1. National flower : Jasminum sambac

2. Flower of charm : Moon Orchid
3. Rare flower : Rafflesia arnoldii
Which geographical
region am I referring
to?

Indonesia

 Whose injury
map has been
shown?

10

Jackie Chan

10

 The song, used in this ad, is originally

from the soundtrack of which movie?

11

Kal Aaj Aur Kal

11

 It is said to be the
only portrait of X
drawn during his
lifetime by
Jyotirindranath
Tagore.
Who was X?

12

Lalon Fakir

12

 Identify
this recent
newsmaker.

13

Magnus Carlsen

13

 Which countrys flag is this?

14

Niger

14

 Though the word X is very much associated

with the publishing industry, it can be used
to describe the following vehicles also. Id X.

15

Omnibus

15

 I am looking for a single-word connection.

16

Phailin

16

 Which 2-word Latin phrase literally

means, Where are you going?
(The modern usage of this phrase is
credited to St. Peter)

17

Quo Vadis

17

 The song titled Hannah from the 2004

album The Futurist.

Who is this singer-songwriter-key

boardist?

18

Robert Downey Jr.

18

 Plancks Law and Light Quantum

Hypothesis, an academic paper on quantum
theory and black body radiation, was first
published in a prestigious German journal
in 1924.

Who was the author?

19

Satyendranath Bose

19

 What is this type of dress called?

20

Tartan

20

 Dialogues from a movie which is said to be

a loose adaptation of 1978 Bergmann film
Autumn Sonata. Identify it.

21

Unishe April

21

 Solve the riddle.

22

Vikramaditya

22

 On which Kolkata landmark, would one

find these set of sculptures?

23

Writers Building

23

 Known as Mexican hairless dog in English

speaking countries, it has been developed
by natural selection for thousands of years.
As per biologists, it appear to have been a
result of mixing between several Old
World dog breeds.
How are they commonly known to us?
(Vis - next slide)
24

24

Xolo

24

 It is the print
ad of .

25

YouTube

25

 This Padma Bhushan and the Padma

Vibhushan awardee also received the
2,434th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
on 1st March 2011.

Who is he?
(Bigger vis next slide)

26

26

Zubin Mehta

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