Halisahar Malancha Sabuj Sangha Quiz(06.01.2017)- Final Round-II

Question-16

Question-16The more orthodox story behind the origin of these group of people is that Brahma having established the 4(four) varnas asked Yama to keep track of their deeds. Overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task, Yama asked for an assistant. Brahma then created Chitragupta from his arms.

Based on Chitraguptas origin what are his descendants called thereafter?

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Answer-16Kayastha

Question-17In 1932 Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia along with her husband Felix Yusupov sued MGM over an alleged defamation in the film Rasputin and the Empress. The princess and her husband were reportedly awarded $ 127373 in damages by the English Court of Appeal in 1934 and $ 1 million in an out-of-court settlement with MGM.This very incident eventually gave rise to what practice, very familiar now-a-days?

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Answer-17Disclaimer : All characters are fictitious.

Question-18Jack Hayward(in pic) who died in 2015 was a British philanthropist of uncommon generosity. He became the owner and chairman of English Premiership Club Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1990.

But the first edition of which other sporting event did he almost single handedly sponsor with 40,000 pounds and a silverware almost two decades before that?

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Answer-18Womens Cricket World Cup in 1973.

Question-19Minimalist poster of which film?

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Question-20Rufus is an employee as well as an official member of the worlds one of the most famous clubs in England. He has been doing his duties for this club for the last nine years after taking over the charge from Hamish. In June 2016 he got a partner, Pollux, by his side to help him in his assigned duty. During a specific period of every year, he performs his duty from 5a.m. to 9 a.m. diligently. Such a very popular member of the club has his own Facebook and Twitter accounts, with the number of followers being millions. What is Rufuss occupation that makes him so special?

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Answer-20Rufus the Harris Hawk is the official Bird Scarer/ Pigeon Scarer of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Question-21On Oct 21, 2016, this 75-year old was named an honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls by the United Nations. But the appointment prompted an angry backlash from various quarters. A petition cited a shimmery, thigh-baring bodysuit with an American flag motif and knee-high boots meant that deploying X as a role model for the UN was culturally insensitive in many parts of the world. As a result, the stint came to an abrupt end in December 2016. Who was this controversial choice?

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Answer-21Wonder Woman, DC Comics Superhero.

Question-22At the time of release of this trendsetter, its writer also introduced a new concept-thats coming up with a book based on his original screenplay, in English, aptly titled- .. The Complete Story.

It was not a script published following the routine trends of those decades, but a completely English romantic novel, made exactly on the lines of the famous love series from Mills & Boon.

The director was once reading the Archie comics where he got stuck with the line: Seventeen is no longer young, we have a life of our own too, and we are aware of it which became the basic seed for this film.

Just identify this trensetter.

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Answer-22Bobby, by Raj Kapoor.

Question-23A beautiful ad by Union Bank. Just Identify the theme.

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Answer-23Joint Account

Question-24On December 6, 1992 when Babri Masjid was being demolished by hindu rioteers, the Govt. of India asked the Rajputana Rifles to go to Ayodhya and bring the situation under control.But for the first time in Indian history an Army regiment refused to carry out the order citing a strange but valid reason.What reason was cited?

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Answer-24Rajputana Rifles battle cry is Raja Ram Chandra Ki Jay which, they argued successfully, could lead to further communal tension instead of defusing it.

Question-25Identify this English cricketer whose dismissal in the Old Trafford Test in 1933 against West Indies gave rise to a new term in cricketing terminology.

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Answer-25Walter Robins. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robins reportedly said to the umpire, "fancy being done by a bloody Chinaman!(Ellis Achong)

Question-26Name the movie which is adapted from a 2001 epynomous novel.

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Question-27Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established Bank of Independence or National Bank of Azad Hind on April 5, 1944 in Rangoon, Burma with an initial capital of 50 lakhs.The paper notes brought out by this bank in varied denominations were a bit different from the usual ones with the unit being something else rather than Rupees.

What was the unit of these notes?

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Answer-27Good Wishes

Question-28Construction of what is going on?

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Answer-28 The Statue of Liberty

Question-29What does the map and the places depict?

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Answer-29Phileas Foggs trip around the world in eighty days.

Question-30Picture at next slide is a poster of an upcoming movie by Oscar nominated actor John Malkovich and Sin City director, Robert Rodriguez who have teamed up with Louis XIII Cognacto create this film.Until its release, the film will be kept in a high-tech safe in bulletproof glass that will open automatically onthe date of the film's premiere to which one thousand guests from around the world (including Malkovich and Rodriguez) received an invitation to be handed down to their descendants to attend. The film's plot remains a complete secret.The safe in which the film is kept was showcased at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and various other cities in the world before being returned toCognac, Franceand the Louis XIII cellars.

What is so unique about this film that has made it newsworthy?

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Answer-30The date of release of this film is 18 November 2115, exactly 100 years later.