2018 Lone Cub - Finals

Lone Cub 2018 - Finals
A solo quiz for classesVIII, IX and X

SJC Quizzers
Prof. Arul Mani
Nagaratna Patil
Prithwiraj Mukherjee
AvinashTN

• 4 phases – 2 written
• 20 questions - 10 clockwise, 10 anti-clockwise
• Standard KQA pounce + bounce rules
• +10 on a direct/bounce
• +10 if you are correct, -5 if you are wrong on the
pounce
• No negatives otherwise.

1. What historical event is depicted in this painting
by Jean-Léon Gérôme?

The Assassination of Julius Caesar

2. The word originally meant a ball of thread or yarn.
According to Greek mythology, when Theseus
entered the Labyrinth to kill the Minotaur, he
unravelled an __X__ behind him so that he could
find his way back.
Today the word, spelt a little differently, means a fact
or idea that serves to reveal something or solve a
problem.
What’s the good word?

3. A few days ago, Carlo Alberto Tesserin,
administrator & procurator of X, said “X has aged 20
years in a day”, and estimated that initial repairs
would cost €2.7 million.
What is X? And why did it age “20 years in a day”?

St. Mark’s Basillica
Flooding in Venice

4. When Jack Kirby moved to DC Comics in the
1970s, he created the Fourth World storyline and
introduced a character named Funky Flashman.
Flashman is depicted as a master con artist who
refers to himself as the "Salesman Supreme" and
the "world's most magnificent entrepreneur."
Flashman is believed to be a reference to __X__,
Kirby’s former colleague.
Who is X?

5. It is a type of herding dog, whose name translates
as “dwarf dog” in Welsh.
The monarch Y is known to be incredibly fond of this
breed, and has owned more than 30 of them since
1952.
Identify the dog breed. And who is the monarch Y?

6. Much delayed and expensive replacement on the
left, with the instrument being replaced on the right.
Identify both.

James Webb Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope

7. Much hyped
currently ongoing
sporting event.
Identify both
combatants.

Fabiano Caruana
Magnus Carlsen

8. She began her career translating The Little
Water Sprite by Ottfried Preusler, and later other
writers of childrens’ literature like Charles Perrault,
The Brothers Grimm, and Cornelia Funke. She
didn’t stick with just childrens’ literature, and was
responsible for introducing WG Sebald, Stefan
Zweig, and Franz Kafka to an English audience.
However, her crowning achievements came in
something slightly different.
Identify her, and tell us what she is most famous
for.

Anthea Bell
Translator of the Asterix comics

9. What is this journal’s claim to fame?

Instituted & awards the IgNobel Prizes

10. This is a Sanskrit word meaning part or
section. It is found in the names of two states,
with prefixes meaning
a. Bushy or Vegetated, and
b. Northern.
Name both the states.

Phase II
• 5 questions - each shows a monument/place in
India that is on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list
• +10 for a correct answer
• No negatives

1. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, MP
2. Hampi
3. Nalanda University
4. Brihadeeswarar temple, Thanjavur
5. Khajuraho temples.

1. Discovered over a century ago, these “eaters of
bacteria” have helped lay the foundations of the
science of molecular biology. With the rise of anti-
microbial resistance in recent years, they are once
again being considered for anti-bacterial therapy.
What are they called?

2. It has been called “one of the wellsprings of
fantasy literature”, and is held in equal regard to
classics like Lord of the Rings & The Wizard of Oz.
It introduced the idea of “wizard schools”, the idea
of a talented boy going to one such school &
making an enemy with whom he has a close
connection, dragons as wise, magical creatures
and also subtly upending racist tropes.
What classic work of literature, that celebrates 50
years of publication this year?

Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea

3. Which state’s emblem? Which historical event
does it refer to?

Bihar
Enlightenment of the Buddha

4. The town of Arcetri has this beautiful hillside
villa known as the Jewel. For historical reasons,
the University of Florence has always owned this
building, and run tours. What reasons?

Name these brands that share
their names with fruits
5. Identify both companies.
1. This Canadian smartphone brand used to be
a favorite of business executives because of
its keyboard that allowed fast typing of emails,
as well as its encryption that kept data safe
2. This computer company was named by its
founder who would very often go on fruit-only
diets. In his autobiography, his co-founder
Steve Wozniak said the idea came after the
former had come back from an orchard
growing this fruit

6. Sudarshan Patnaik is known for making sand
sculptures. Identify who he is paying tribute to in
these pictures

Ustad Bismillah Khan
Stephen Hawking

7. This is the periodic table of elements showing
where the elements originated from.
Give me the missing origins.

Big Bang
Artificial/Man-made elements

8. The Lion Intoxilyser used across several
countries works by recognising infrared
signatures and relies on a sampling method that
can obtain as many as 37 samples per minute
before it decides that deep lung content has
been found. It then gives a result.
Chemically the overall reaction is the oxidation
of _______ to acetic acid & water; the electric
current produced by this reaction is what is
measured.
What is this?

Brethalyzer
(to measure blood alcohol content)

9. First known X, from Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
What?

10. American writer in an unusual location, early
20th century.
Who? And where?

Mark Twain
Nikola Tesla’s laboratory

Phase IV
• 5 questions - each shows a Google doodle
specific to India
• +10 for a correct answer
• No negatives

1. Commemorating an annual event we are all
familiar with at school.

2. India’s great movie tragedy queen.

3. Modern India’s most famous artist.

4. The first musician to be awarded the Bharat
Ratna.

5. The man behind India’s ‘white revolution’.

1. Teachers’ Day
2. Meena Kumari
3. M F Hussain
4. M S Subbulakshmi
5. Verghese Kurien

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