QUIZON

By: Literary Events Team, Technika BIT Mersa, Patna Campus

Quizmasters: Aishwarya , Gaurav

Rules

This quiz consists of three rounds.

They are:

1. LITTBOOST

2. LITTBUZZER

3. LITTFIRE

We will go into details for each round as they come around.

Discretion of the quizmaster in any case will be binding on the participants.

LITTSTART

This round, as the name suggests, gives a

jumpstart to this quiz.

This round shall have 10 questions, 2 for each

team.

+20 for right answer.

No negative marking

Questions not answered will be passed to the

next team in the line and so on.

+10 for right answer

No negative marking

Question No 1

In this self made billionaire’s series of novel, the protagonist of the novel series called this

character “The bravest man I ever knew”.

Name the character he/she talks about.

Severus Snape

Question 2

Dan Brown was a pop singer and songwriter before becoming a novelist.

Dan Brown's 1994 CD, Angels and Demons used the same am bigram which would later be

used in the book of the same name.

This am bigram was designed by graphic designer John __________ . Dan thanked him by

naming protagonist in his honor.

The blank represent a part of that name. What was it?

Langdon

Question 3

Gary J Bass wrote a very famous non-fiction “BLOOD TELEGRAM”about an event of very high

importance in our South Asia.

This book takes name from an historical telegram sent by Archer Blood who was posted in

Dhaka then.

What event are we talking about?

1971 Indo Pak War/ Liberation of Bangladesh

Question 4

R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer

Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South

Indian town of Malgudi.

His novel “The Guide” which was also made into a movie by the same name won one of

the highest awards in the field of literature in India.

Name that Award.

Sahitya Akademi Award

Question 5

Bestselling British author ___________, an avid follower of cricket and a big fan of the late

Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, conducted an auction on behalf of the

Pataudi Trust to raise money for the blind in India.

He was also a MP in Britain.

Name this Mystery and Thriller Novelist?

Jefferey Archer

Question 6

This English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose,

awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic

socialism.

He was born in Champaran, Bihar.

Name this very famous English Author?

George Orwell

Question 7

A Nobel leaurate has been credited with national anthems of two countries.

He is only one of that repute.

Name those two countries who use his composition as their National Anthems.

India and Bangladesh

Question 8

The 2012 Jaipur Literary festival was held from 20–24 January, with the talk show host Oprah

Winfrey and author “X” among the names announced in advance. “X” later cancelled,

and indeed cancelled his complete tour of India citing possible threats to his life as the

primary reason.

Name this famous English Author.

Salman Rushdie

Question 9

During The Emergency, Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a gathering of one lakh

people at the Ramlila Grounds and recited this poet’s famous poem: Singhasan KhaaliKaro Ke Janata Aaati Hai (Devanagari: ससिंहासन खाली करो कक जनता आती है; "Vacate the

throne, for the people are coming").

Name the poet.

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Question 10

This Amazon company and "social cataloging" website was founded in December 2006

and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur,

and Elizabeth Chandler. The website allows individuals to freely search its extensive user-

populated database of books, annotations, and reviews.

Name the Website.

Good Reads

LITTBUZZER

This round as the name

suggest is a buzzer round.

+20 for correct answer

-5 for wrong answer.

No passing is allowed in this

round.

Question 1

In the Gupta Age, Varahmihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita.

On which subject was this a treatise on?

Astronomy

Question 2

Who is the author of collection of poems called Golden Threshold?

Sarojani Naidu

Question 3

Who wrote the biography of Steve Jobs?

Walter Issacson

Question 4

“Jo rahim uttam prakirti ka kari sakat kusang!

Chandan vish vyapat nahi lipte rahat bhujang”-

What is the full name of the poet of this doha?

Abdul Rahim Khan-e-khana

Question 5

I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and

collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was

hurricane.”

Who wrote these lines?

Mention the novel and the author.

Looking for Alaska

John Green

LITTFIRE

This is a team based round.

3 questions to each team

+20 for each correct.

No negative marking.

No passing is allowed.

Question 1

Which wizard helped Sauron in Lord of the Rings?

Saruman

Question 2

Who wrote the book :”Train to Pakistan?

Khushwant Singh

Question 3

Aragon dies in the fifth book of Harry Potter. (T/F)

False

Question 1

Who was told “ Beware of Ides of March”?

Julius Caesar

Augustus Caeser

Mark Anthony

Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Question 2

Who Composed the book “Prithvirajraso”?

Chandrabai

Question 3

Valmiki composed Mahabharata?

True Or False

False

Question 1

Who wrote the line:’A thing of beauty is joy forever’?

John Keats

Question 2

Who authored the ‘Gitanjali’ ,an anthology of Poems?

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Question 3

Chetan Bhagat composed the book “One Day at the call center”.

True or False

False

Question 1

Holmes never falls in love - but he does admire one woman.

To Holmes who is always the woman?

Irene Adler

Question 2

Who wrote the poem “Jhansi Ki Rani”?

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Question 3

My experiment with truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi.

True or False

True

Question 1

“Payoji maine ram rattan dhan paayo”, is a lyric composed by whom?

Mirabai

Question 2

Godan was composed by Munsi Premchand.

True or False

True

Question 3

How many years did JK Rowling take to complete Harry Potter series?

10 years

THANK YOU!!