Buzzer Bees Prelims

Rules

* 20 questions. (First 14 on Lit. & next 6 on Gen. topics)

* Each question carries 1 mark.

* Star-marked questions (Q. 1 & all the multiples of 5, i.e – 5, 10, 15 & 20) will be counted to break the ties.

* If the tie persists, countdown from Q. 1 will be done.

* Every decision of the QM is final.

Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

The lady (vis) is

considered to be the

patron saint of young

girls. She has been

immortalised in John

Keats’ poem, The Eve of ____ ____.

Identify her.


Date – 31st July, 2016.... Google doodle...

Identify the author who has been honoured

on his birthday, thus.


The _____ _____ Trophy is a prize for the

fastest circumnavigation of the world by any

type of yacht with no restrictions on the size

of the crew. The trophy was first awarded to

the first yacht which sailed around the world

in less than 80 days.

After whom, this trophy is named?


This painting depicts a scene where a

biographer was presenting the biography to

the ‘subject’.

Which book was that?



How does the world know the real name of

the author of these novels?



According to the Oxford English Dictionary,

‘take’ with 343, ‘go’ with 368 and ‘run’ with 396 are the words which have the fourth,

third and second most different definitions

in English language, respectively.

Which word comes first in that list, with

over 450 definitions?


This much-awarded

book is loosely based

on the life and works

of which noted

Nobel laureate?

(The title and the cover of

the book may act as a hint)


In reply to this question asked by the then

PM of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, astronaut

Rakesh Sharma uttered the first line of a

famous patriotic poem.

What was that ‘reply’?


Simply connect.


Which two states

are highlighted on

the cover?


William Sydney Porter, was sent to prison

for embezzlement from a bank in Austin,

Texas. He began writing stories in prison

to support his young daughter. After his

release, Porter moved to New York and

worked for New York World, writing one

short story a week from 1903 to 1906.

How is he better known to us?


Amlaki and Haritaki are two little

villages, separated by a dense forest.

Which two eternally favourite characters,

belonging to these villages respectively,

met for the first time in that forest?


This is a map of which fictional fantasy

world?



Described as ‘the longest poem ever

written’, the original version contains approximately 1.8 million words and is

roughly ten times the length of

the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.

Name it.


In India, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated annually on the birthday of Sarvapalli

Radhakrishnan (i.e, on 5th September).

But the ‘Student’s Day’ is celebrated all

over the world on 15th October in memory

of which famous Indian?


What is the name of this mascot of the

ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup?


Vileplume is a blue, bipedal Pokémon

with rudimentary hands and feet.

It’s head-design is inspired from which

well known entity from the natural world?


Who is singing?


A Pepsi-ad featuring some of the

members of the Dada-gang….who hit

that monstrous six which might have put

their life in danger?


Identify this historical

building/complex.


The lady (vis) is

considered to be the

patron saint of young

girls. She has been

immortalised in John

Keats’ poem, The Eve of ____ ____.

Identify her.

Saint Agnes

1



Date – 31st July, 2016.... Google doodle...

Identify the author who has been honoured

on his birthday, thus.

Munshi Premchand

2



The _____ _____ Trophy is a prize for the

fastest circumnavigation of the world by any

type of yacht with no restrictions on the size

of the crew. The trophy was first awarded to

the first yacht which sailed around the world

in less than 80 days.

After whom, this trophy is named?

Jules Verne

3



This painting depicts a scene where a

biographer was presenting the biography to

the ‘subject’.

Identify the biographer.


Abul Fazal 4



How does the world know the real name of

the author of these novels?


Agatha Christie 5



According to the Oxford English Dictionary,

‘take’ with 343, ‘go’ with 368 and ‘run’ with 396 are the words which have the fourth,

third and second most different definitions

in English language, respectively.

Which word comes first in that list, with

over 450 definitions?

Set 6



This much-awarded

book is loosely based

on the life and works

of which noted

Nobel laureate?

(The title and the cover of

the book may act as a hint)

Ronald Ross 7



In reply to this question asked by the then

PM of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, astronaut

Rakesh Sharma uttered the first line of a

famous patriotic poem.

What was that ‘reply’?

Sare Jahan Se Accha

8



Simply connect.

Palindromes

9


RACECAR RADAR

NOON KAYAK


Which two states

are highlighted on

the cover?

Punjab & Tamilnadu

10



William Sydney Porter, was sent to prison

for embezzlement from a bank in Austin,

Texas. He began writing stories in prison

to support his young daughter. After his

release, Porter moved to New York and

worked for New York World, writing one

short story a week from 1903 to 1906.

How is he better known to us?

O. Henry

11



Amlaki and Haritaki are two little

villages, separated by a dense forest.

Which two eternally favourite characters,

belonging to these villages respectively,

met for the first time in that forest?

Goopy Gayen & Bagha Bayen

12



This is a map of which fictional fantasy

world?


Narnia 13



Described as ‘the longest poem ever

written’, the original version contains approximately 1.8 million words and is

roughly ten times the length of

the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.

Name it.

Mahabharata

14



In India, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated annually on the birthday of Sarvapalli

Radhakrishnan (i.e, on 5th September).

But the ‘Student’s Day’ is celebrated all

over the world on 15th October in memory

of which famous Indian?

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

15



What is the name of this mascot of the

ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup?

Kheleo

16



Vileplume is a blue, bipedal Pokémon

with rudimentary hands and feet.

It’s head-design is inspired from which

well known entity from the natural world?

Rafflesia

17



Who is singing?

Parineeti Chopra

18



A Pepsi-ad featuring some of the

members of the Dada-gang….who hit

that monstrous six which might have put

their life in danger?

19



Identify this historical

building/complex.

Hijli Detention Camp

20


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