INTER-COLLEGIATE GENERAL QUIZ FINAL in connection with University college @150

FINALS

Inter Collegiate Quiz

Researched by Virya Quiz Club , Palakkad Special thanks to Mr. Abdul Vahid, GVC , Palakkad

Which is the only statue of a foreigner in Thiruvananthapuram city ?

Hippocrates at Medical college campus

Two questions on Differential ScoreTopic : University college @150 Score : 12/ No of scorers No negatives to trouble you

ROUND 1

V. Nagam Ayya wrote it . A former student of this college And had a unique record in his name . What ?1

FIRST to graduate in Travancore

1962 X . X . X . 1962- . X . .. .2Few years back students in this college had been wrongly accused of the same in a different context. Id X

Six questions on Pounce and Bounce Topic : Things Around Us Pounce in 10 seconds with 10/-5 points Bounce in 20 seconds with 10/0 points

ROUND 2

A four-in-hand carriage is drawn by a team of four horses having the reins rigged in such a way that it can be driven by a single driver.

This has inspired the four-in-hand style, one of the most popular methods of doing what?1

The need for such cups arose from a Victorian era rule for the British army where they have apply wax to keep something tidy.

Why are these cups so designed?2

Moustache CupsIn order to keep moustache dry and not to be spilled by coffee droplets.

Who uses the hat called Toque?3

A Chef

These are gates through which only one person can enter at a time. What are such gates called?4

Kissing Gate

Dog- end You may have heard of the usage "the dog-end of a hard day. It means the last and least pleasing part of something. What does the dog- end mean ? Sorry I havent touched yet 5

a cigarette end

In 1748, about 44 years before the first U.S. dollar was minted, where there is a reference to the exchange rate for a cask of whiskey traded to Native Americans being 5 X,At this time, a X skin was a common medium of exchange.This use of skins as a medium of exchange gradually died off over the next century as more and more Europeans moved in and built towns and cities. Once the U.S. dollar was officially introduced after the passing of the Coinage Act of 1792, it quickly became the leading item used as a medium of exchange, but the term X stuck around and by the mid-nineteenth century was being used as a slang term for the dollar.A TV show in India is named after X On President Truman's desk in his White House office, a sign with X reference could be found.6

Buck

Erika La Tour x, 37, a former soldier who lives in San Francisco, has been in love with objects before. Her first infatuation was with Lance, a bow that helped her to become a world-class archer, she is fond of the Berlin Wall and she claims to have a physical relationship with a piece of fence she keeps in her bedroom. She is one of forty Objectum-Sexual women who love inanimated objects. What did she marry recently, the X

Round 2Twelve questions on Pounce and Bounce Topic : LENSPounce in 10 seconds with 10/-5 points Bounce in 20 seconds with 10/0 points

ROUND 3

1.1 watch this video ..

Prof Robert Kelly is back & this time his wife & children are meant to be in shot!Then the question is on which issue was Prof Kelly interviewed in BBC which became the funny BBC video of the year thanks to his cute babies1

Theimpeachment of Park Geun-hye, formerpresident of South Korea

The first Pulitzer prize award for photography was awarded to Milton BrooksofDetroit News for X strikers riot . X was /is a company . X?

2

Ford

The 18k yellow gold necklaceThe Style of X collection was developed by X to promote educationand establish schools in conflict-affected countries. Proceeds from the sales of jewelry in the collection are donated to the Education Partnership for Children in Conflict, which builds schools for children around the world. The first few schools were built in Afghanistan. The given18k yellow gold necklaceis a piece from theStyle of xjewelry collection which was gifted to theSmithsonian Institutions National Gem Collection. ID X

3

Angelina Jolie

Connect

BLACK

His dream Name of his Award winning Character His fire dance troupe

His debut4

Vinayakan

IN 100 crore club before release

Pulimurugan became the first Mollywood film to get an entry into 100 crore club. But which film bagged 110 crore for selling its satellite right for 15 years and thus joined the 100 crore club even before the release of films official teaser? 5

X is known for YWarren Beatty once called X aside at a Hollywood Walk of fame ceremony to spend 30 minutes talking about Y. Actor Joan Collins opened a bottle of champagne for Y at her home .Y changed my life . It changed Kims life, X said .X said he would have killed himself if he couldnt save her after the Y.X is going to retire from his professional life this month.Id X and Y

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X Huynh cong nick ut y- napalm girl

X?X measures just 13 inches high and made of Britannia metal,which is then plated in copper, nickel silver, and finally, 24-carat gold.Every year they are cast, moulded, polished and buffed by RS Owens & Company. 7

The Oscar statuette

X Anna

He delivered three motivational talks on TED . All became viral in 35 countries. He is known as X Anna .X indicates his occupation . ID X8

AUTO ANNA

Ye Rastey Hain Pyaar Ke is a 1963 movie starring Sunil Dutt and Leela Naidu. It was the debut production venture of Sunil Dutt. The movie was based on an incident which also inspired the 1973 movie Achanak and a recent movie lead by Akshay Kumar.

Which incident?9

KM Nanavati Case

Along with some of his friends, he formed the Kottayam Arts Club and became its lead singer. During one of their performances, Thikkurissy noticed him and gave him a chance to sing in his debut directorial venture Sheriyo Thetto.

Who?10

Jose Prakash

The person in the image is the current Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge, the second largest manufacturer of forgings in the world .What is his name, which would also remind you of a Mohanlal movie?11

Roma Ligocka was a Polish designer and painter. She is the cousin of famous director Roman Polanski. She has written a novel titled The Girl in the Red Coat.

What inspired her to write the novel? 12

Schindlers List

CONNECT

BAR CODES NORMAN JOSEPH WOODLANDSILVER BERNARD CLASSIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Six questions on Pounce and Bounce Topic : The Special People Pounce in 10 seconds with 10/-5 points Bounce in 20 seconds with 10/0 points

ROUND 4

Who is she ? SHE was allregic and thats why she preferred a hypoallergenic dog breedthat is more compatible withallergicpeople than other breeds. Thus they searched for a Portuguese Water Dog. They found Bo and owned it . Bo was the son of "Watson" and Penny. His brother was Rico and mate was Sunny. 1

Malia Obama

Ida S Scudder started a venture in 1918 which admitted only girls. She was backed by the Reformed Church of America. When she started admitting men in 1947, she eventually gained the support of 40 misses.

What did she start?2

Christian Medical College, Vellore

Charles Blondin, who repeated this feat multiple times, have done it blindfolded, in a sack, trundling a wheelbarrow, on stilts, carrying a man on his back, sitting down midway while he cooked and ate an omelette and standing on chair.

What was he originally doing?3

Tightrope Walk Over Niagra

What scheme is named after this notorious guy, for being the first person to do it in a large scale?4

Ponzi Scheme(Charles Ponzi)

This is Kamlesh Kumari Yadav, who won a posthumous Ashok Chakra for preventing a dangerous attack and losing her life in this endeavour.

What incident is she associated with?5

Indian Parliament Attack, 2001

When the attackers reached the gate in a car, she sensed the impeding danger and rushed to seal the gate. Though she lost her life, this gave other security staff to take control of the scene. (Bravo COMPANY)

Known as Monsoon Man, Dev Raj Sikka was a pioneer in the field of meteorology. One of his various contributions was identifying a correlation between Indian monsoon and another phenomenon. Which one?6

El Nino

.ch is the domain name of which country? The Latin name of the country is Confoderatio ________.

Switzerland(Confoderatio Helvetica)

Three questions on Differential ScoreTopic : Products Score : 18/ No of scorers No negatives to trouble you

ROUND 6

This brand was introduced in 1975 after the vitamin niacinamide (also called nicotinamide) was patented in 1971 as a melanin suppressor.

Which brand?1

TT Krishnamachari was an Indian politician who served as the finance minister of India during 1956-58 and 1964-66. In 1958, he had to resign from the cabinet following the Mundhra Scandal, bearing the ignominy of being the first minister in free India to have resigned due to his involvement in a scam.

He is also the founder of a very famous brand, in 1928, which is a household name in India. Which brand?2

Go beyond.Positively charged.It's how the smooth take the rough.3Id the brand

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