2. RULES
● 21 questions
● 5, 10, 15, 20 are star markers
● Top 8 teams qualify for the finals
● Don’t shout out blocks!
3. 1. What is being described here?
According to the official website, it draws inspiration from the vibrant
colours of India’s national flag – saffron, white and green, and blue. It
juxtaposes planet Earth with the lotus, India’s national flower that reflects
growth amid challenges. The Earth reflects India’s pro-planet approach to
life, one in perfect harmony with nature.
4. 2. Identify the park / Id X
Located in the heart of this city, this park is spread across 80 acres and
was inaugurated by Lal Bahadur Shastri who planted a sapling from the
_ _ _ _ _ tree from Sri Lanka which was presented to him by former Sri
Lankan PM Sirimavo Bandarnaike.
Recently a meeting between PM Modi and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida
was held here where they paid homage to the aforementioned tree. PM
Modi later tweeted that one of the aspects which connects India and
Japan is the teachings of X, and hence they both went to this park
(paraphrased).
5. 3. Who is being talked about? Which 2008 movie?
"I was not a fan of Qawwali," he admits candidly in an interview with The
Hindu before his first Sufi concert last month, where didn’t perform his
usual head bangers but delved into his other soulful pieces. "In 1991, a
friend of mine introduced me to a record of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and I
was like, 'Who is this? What is this music?' It changed my whole paradigm
of thinking. Later, I met Nusrat and learnt a few lessons."
A conversation with Khalil Mohommad inspired him in experimenting with
a completely new genre that resulted in the song 'Piya Haji Ali'. Later,
during a visit to Ajmer, a khadim (caretaker) asked him to compose
something for Dargah Khwaja Sahib which ultimately made its way into an
epic 2008 film.
6. 4. Which city?
Chiragh-i-Dair is the third among Ghalib's 11 masnavis (long poems)
penned in Persian. It talks about his love for an Indian city. While
proceeding from Delhi to Calcutta, Ghalib arrived in this city in the spring
of 1827 and was greatly captivated by it. That Ghalib chose to describe it
as the 'Kaaba of Hindostan' reveals the extent of his love for the city.
The city rejuvenated his spirits, and he eulogised it and enshrined its
beauty in his masnavi, just as a devotee would thread together a
rudraksha mala.
7. 5*. Exhaustive List. Put Funda
Asha : 18/09/2022
Siyaya : 18/09/2022
Obaan : 18/09/2022
Cibili : 18/09/2022
Siasa : 18/09/2022
Savannah : 18/09/2022
Sasha : 18/09/2022
Freddy : 18/09/2022
K1 : 18/02/2022
K2 : 18/02/2022
4 are unnamed from 29/03/2022 and there is an online campaign going on
for them to be to named by the common people
K3 : 18/02/2022
K4 : 18/02/2022
K5 : 18/02/2022
K6 : 18/02/2022
K7 : 18/02/2022
K8 : 18/02/2022
K9 : 18/02/2022
K10 : 18/02/2022
K11 : 18/02/2022
K12 : 18/02/2022
8. 6. Which event? Who was the German?
Despite a 5 year contract, this event remained on the schedule for just
three years, all of them being dominated by a certain German. 2014 was
supposed to be a one-year hiatus for the Indian edition which would take a
break from hosting duties and pick them back up again in 2015, but this
never happened.
Apparently, the government of Uttar Pradesh, led by the then Chief
Minister Akhilesh Yadav, said that the event was a form of entertainment.
Hence, the organisers needed to pay tax and duties on everything
connected with it, making it economically non-viable. The fact that
attendance had been dwindling over the last three years did not help the
situation either.
9. 7. Identify X.
A list of some of the most famous countries where X is popular or famous -
India : X
Trinidad and Tobago : X
Suriname : X
Guyana : X
Mauritius : X
Cambodia : Reamker
Thailand : Ramakien
Laos : Phra Lak Phra Ram
Indonesia : Kakawin X
Netherlands : X
Fiji : X
Myanmar : Yama Zatdaw
10. 8. Which city? Which stadium?
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, this town was the largest German colony
outside Germany, as India's first public sector steel plant was set up here in
partnership with the country. This city, as well as the state it is located in, have
played a pivotal role in the development of a particular sport in India at the
grassroots level.
Known for producing around 80 India internationals including greats like the
current president of this sport’s national governing body, Dilip Tirkey, the tribal
dominated Sundargarh district surprisingly didn’t have a great infrastructure
for the nourishment of this sport until a recently inaugurated world class
stadium, where a prestigious tournament was held this year.
This stadium is named after a freedom fighter, whose spirit of activism in the
late nineteenth century, is remembered to be a strong mark of protest against
British rule in India.
12. 10*. FITB
T-Series is the most followed YouTube channel, ahead of PewDiePie and
Mr Beast with over 238 million subscribers.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the first Indian YouTube video to to cross
3 billion views. The 9:41-minute video on music label T-Series is the most
popular version of itself familiar to listeners all around the world.
FITB
13. 11. What was this an advertisement for?
This vintage advertisement by JaiHind Manufacturers for one of its
products features the pillars of India’s freedom movement – Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
With the exception of Maulana Azad, the other four were not exactly
pleased with the purpose of this ad for a very visible reason, as a result
of which, the ad was taken down shortly after its release in the 1940s.
Identify the advertised product X?
(picture on the next slide)
15. 12. Identify X, Y and Z
This is an excerpt from a quite colorful but controversial monologue
delivered by the Actor-comedian Vir Das in USA, during the winters of
2021.
“I come from an India where we bleed X every time we play Y. But every
time we lose to Y, we turn Z all of a sudden.”
16. 13. Identify X and Y
Why did X have to change his religion?
X and Y gave numerous hits like Raja Jani, Aas Paas, and Tum Haseen
Main Jawaan together. On 21 August 1979, they got married at a mehr of,
Rs 111,000 in the presence of two legal witnesses.
X changed his religion to marry Y due to a clause in the Hindu Marriage
Act and converted to Islam. X renamed himself as Dilawar Khan Kewal
Krishn and Y renamed herself as Aaisha Bi R. Chakravarty.
17. 14. Identify the record to Abhimanyu’s ‘name’
Abhimanyu Easwaran is a Right Hand opening batsman for Bengal and
is well known for his excellent batting. With his great record of 19
centuries in Ranji Trophy, he was also selected for the Indian Squad for
the Test against Bangladesh.
On January 3rd this year, he played against Uttarakhand in Ranji Trophy
group A match. In that match he achieved something which has never
been achieved by any cricketer till now. His father has an equal
contribution in him achieving that feat,
18. 15*. ID X and Y
X is a 1982 hit song made for a Bollywood movie by the legendary Indian
artist Y and X has gained fans worldwide.
During the cold war, Hindi cinema made a great impression on
soviet-cinema goers and when they heard the song X they loved it way
too much. X also went to Hollywood as it was featured in the 2008 movie
‘You don’t mess with Zohan’ by Adam Sandler.
However, X has now surprisingly recently gained popularity in China amid
lockdown protests as the lyrics of the song translate to ‘Give me rice’ in
Mandarin.
19. 16. Which celebrity figure released this? Identify
the festive occasion it was supposed to depict.
Back in the fall of 2017, this celebrity figure came under fire for the
following ad he posted on his social media handles wishing his customers
happiness and joy for the upcoming festive season.
(picture on the next slide)
21. 17. What is the name of this temple?
Right next to the famous Chaturbhuj Temple of Madhya Pradesh, stands
this unique temple in the district of Orchha. It is believed to be built by
the king of Orchha, Raja Madhukar Shah, between 1558 and 1573.
Madhukar Shah built this temple for his wife Rani Ganesh Kuwari who
was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama.
The speciality of this temple is that Lord Rama has a sword in his right
hand and a shield in the other. Shri ram is sitting in Padmasana, with left
leg crossed over right thigh.
This is the only temple in India where Rama is worshipped as X and not a
God. Every day relevant ceremonies are performed to acknowledge
Rama as X.
22. 18. Why is this in the news as of recently?
Dhan Singh
Tarapore
Karam Singh
Bana
Ekka
Khetrapal
Pandey
Hoshiar
Shaitan
Jadunath
Yogender
Hamid
Rane
Ramaswamy
Batra
Joginder
Salaria
Piru
Somnath
Sekhon
Sanjay
23. 19. Identify this Clip of a Commercial
Hint- This is Salman Khan’s first Ad, starring along with Ayesha Shroff and Aarti Gupta
28. 1. What is being described here?
According to the official website, it draws inspiration from the vibrant
colours of India’s national flag – saffron, white and green, and blue. It
juxtaposes planet Earth with the lotus, India’s national flower that reflects
growth amid challenges. The Earth reflects India’s pro-planet approach to
life, one in perfect harmony with nature.
30. 2. Identify the park / Id X
Located in the heart of this city, this park is spread across 80 acres and
was inaugurated by Lal Bahadur Shastri who planted a sapling from the
_ _ _ _ _ tree from Sri Lanka which was presented to him by former Sri
Lankan PM Sirimavo Bandarnaike.
Recently a meeting between PM Modi and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida
was held here where they paid homage to the aforementioned tree. PM
Modi later tweeted that one of the aspects which connects India and
Japan is the teachings of X, and hence they both went to this park
(paraphrased).
32. 3. Who is being talked about? Which 2008 movie?
"I was not a fan of Qawwali," he admits candidly in an interview with The
Hindu before his first Sufi concert last month, where didn’t perform his
usual head bangers but delved into his other soulful pieces. "In 1991, a
friend of mine introduced me to a record of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and I
was like, 'Who is this? What is this music?' It changed my whole paradigm
of thinking. Later, I met Nusrat and learnt a few lessons."
A conversation with Khalil Mohommad inspired him in experimenting with
a completely new genre that resulted in the song 'Piya Haji Ali'. Later,
during a visit to Ajmer, a khadim (caretaker) asked him to compose
something for Dargah Khwaja Sahib which ultimately made its way into an
epic 2008 film.
34. 4. Which city?
Chiragh-i-Dair is the third among Ghalib's 11 masnavis (long poems)
penned in Persian. It talks about his love for an Indian city. While
proceeding from Delhi to Calcutta, Ghalib arrived in this city in the spring
of 1827 and was greatly captivated by it. That Ghalib chose to describe it
as the 'Kaaba of Hindostan' reveals the extent of his love for the city.
The city rejuvenated his spirits, and he eulogised it and enshrined its
beauty in his masnavi, just as a devotee would thread together a
rudraksha mala.
36. 5*. Exhaustive List. Put Funda
Asha : 18/09/2022
Siyaya : 18/09/2022
Obaan : 18/09/2022
Cibili : 18/09/2022
Siasa : 18/09/2022
Savannah : 18/09/2022
Sasha : 18/09/2022
Freddy : 18/09/2022
K1 : 18/02/2022
K2 : 18/02/2022
4 are unnamed from 29/03/2022 and there is an online campaign going on
for them to be to named by the common people
K3 : 18/02/2022
K4 : 18/02/2022
K5 : 18/02/2022
K6 : 18/02/2022
K7 : 18/02/2022
K8 : 18/02/2022
K9 : 18/02/2022
K10 : 18/02/2022
K11 : 18/02/2022
K12 : 18/02/2022
38. 6. Which event? Who was the German?
Despite a 5 year contract, this event remained on the schedule for just
three years, all of them being dominated by a certain German. 2014 was
supposed to be a one-year hiatus for the Indian edition which would take a
break from hosting duties and pick them back up again in 2015, but this
never happened.
Apparently, the government of Uttar Pradesh, led by the then Chief
Minister Akhilesh Yadav, said that the event was a form of entertainment.
Hence, the organisers needed to pay tax and duties on everything
connected with it, making it economically non-viable. The fact that
attendance had been dwindling over the last three years did not help the
situation either.
39. Indian F1 Grand Prix (Buddh International Circuit)
Sebastian Vettel
40. 7. Identify X.
A list of some of the most famous countries where X is popular or famous -
India : X
Trinidad and Tobago : X
Suriname : X
Guyana : X
Mauritius : X
Cambodia : Reamker
Thailand : Ramakien
Laos : Phra Lak Phra Ram
Indonesia : Kakawin X
Netherlands : X
Fiji : X
Myanmar : Yama Zatdaw
42. 8. Which city? Which stadium?
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, this town was the largest German colony
outside Germany, as India's first public sector steel plant was set up here in
partnership with the country. This city, as well as the state it is located in, have
played a pivotal role in the development of a particular sport in India at the
grassroots level.
Known for producing around 80 India internationals including greats like the
current president of this sport’s national governing body, Dilip Tirkey, the tribal
dominated Sundargarh district surprisingly didn’t have a great infrastructure
for the nourishment of this sport until a recently inaugurated world class
stadium, where a prestigious tournament was held this year.
This stadium is named after a freedom fighter, whose spirit of activism in the
late nineteenth century, is remembered to be a strong mark of protest against
British rule in India.
46. 10*. FITB
T-Series is the most followed YouTube channel, ahead of PewDiePie and
Mr Beast with over 238 million subscribers.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the first Indian YouTube video to to cross
3 billion views. The 9:41-minute video on music label T-Series is the most
popular version of itself familiar to listeners all around the world.
FITB
48. 11. What was this an advertisement for?
This vintage advertisement by JaiHind Manufacturers for one of its
products features the pillars of India’s freedom movement – Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
With the exception of Maulana Azad, the other four were not exactly
pleased with the purpose of this ad for a very visible reason, as a result
of which, the ad was taken down shortly after its release in the 1940s.
Identify the advertised product X?
(picture on the next slide)
51. 12. Identify X, Y and Z
This is an excerpt from a quite colorful but controversial monologue
delivered by the Actor-comedian Vir Das in USA, during the winters of
2021.
“I come from an India where we bleed X every time we play Y. But every
time we lose to Y, we turn Z all of a sudden.”
53. 13. Identify X and Y
Why did X have to change his religion?
X and Y gave numerous hits like Raja Jani, Aas Paas, and Tum Haseen
Main Jawaan together. On 21 August 1979, they got married at a mehr of,
Rs 111,000 in the presence of two legal witnesses.
X changed his religion to marry Y due to a clause in the Hindu Marriage
Act and converted to Islam. X renamed himself as Dilawar Khan Kewal
Krishn and Y renamed herself as Aaisha Bi R. Chakravarty.
55. 14. Identify the record to Abhimanyu’s ‘name’
Abhimanyu Easwaran is a Right Hand opening batsman for Bengal and
is well known for his excellent batting. With his great record of 19
centuries in Ranji Trophy, he was also selected for the Indian Squad for
the Test against Bangladesh.
On January 3rd this year, he played against Uttarakhand in Ranji Trophy
group A match. In that match he achieved something which has never
been achieved by any cricketer till now. His father has an equal
contribution in him achieving that feat,
57. 15*. ID X and Y
X is a 1982 hit song made for a Bollywood movie by the legendary Indian
artist Y and X has gained fans worldwide.
During the cold war, Hindi cinema made a great impression on
soviet-cinema goers and when they heard the song X, they loved it way
too much. X also went to Hollywood as it was featured in the 2008 movie
‘You don’t mess with Zohan’ by Adam Sandler.
However, X has now surprisingly recently gained popularity in China amid
lockdown protests as the lyrics of the song translate to ‘Give me rice’ in
Mandarin.
59. 16. Which celebrity figure released this? Identify
the festive occasion it was supposed to depict.
Back in the fall of 2017, this celebrity figure came under fire for the
following ad he posted on his social media handles wishing his customers
happiness and joy for the upcoming festive season.
(picture on the next slide)
62. 17. Id X / What is the name of this temple?
Right next to the famous Chaturbhuj Temple of Madhya Pradesh, stands
this unique temple in the district of Orchha. It is believed to be built by
the king of Orchha, Raja Madhukar Shah, between 1558 and 1573.
Madhukar Shah built this temple for his wife Rani Ganesh Kuwari who
was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama.
The speciality of this temple is that Lord Rama has a sword in his right
hand and a shield in the other. Shri ram is sitting in Padmasana, with left
leg crossed over right thigh.
This is the only temple in India where Rama is worshipped as X and not a
God. Every day relevant ceremonies are performed to acknowledge
Rama as X.
64. 18. Why is this in the news as of recently?
Dhan Singh
Tarapore
Karam Singh
Bana
Ekka
Khetrapal
Pandey
Hoshiar
Shaitan
Jadunath
Yogender
Hamid
Rane
Ramaswamy
Batra
Joginder
Salaria
Piru
Somnath
Sekhon
Sanjay