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Here are my slides of the General Quiz for lone-wolves at Reverberate Quiz Festival 12th season at Government Medical College, Kozhikode. This quiz festival went on to receive the biggest quiz festival title in the world.
Hope you enjoy the set!
Special congrats to the winners:
1st: Midhun V Zachariah
2nd: Shameem Abdulkhader
3rd: Bindu Ambat
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2. CONGRATS TO TOP 6 CONTESTANTS
Big Congrats to all the Participants! You did Well!
Just bit of Bad Luck this time! Stay throughout the quiz and
Enjoy “Georgekutty c/o Georgekutty”!
4. GET.SET.GO.The Inaugural Buzzer Round!
1st chance: +15/-10 , 2nd chance : +10/-5
Only once chance allowed for one contestant in each question
First to press the Buzzer gets it
Partial answer no points. Only first answer accepted. Answer to be given
immediately.
ROUND 1
5. Q1)
■ The 1994 Movie “Forrest Gump” is about a person called Forrest
Gump and incidents in his life, including those that in the
military, finding a shrimp company, etc. A lot of important
historic moments have been included in this movie including
many famous US presidents, etc.
■ In one scene, Forrest gets a letter saying that his friend Lt. Dan
had invested some of the profits of their company in a “Fruit”
company. Identify this famous “Fruit” Company.
11. Q3)
■ From the 64th edition of the national awards(2017), Best X award
under the feature films section was included as a new category.
■ The new award category was decided after Aishwarya Rajinikanth
Dhanush, younger daughter of superstar Rajinikanth, had written to
the ministry drawing attention to this crucial and daring aspect of
film-making. After discussions, Information and Broadcasting Minister
M Venkaiah Naidu has given his approval for the introduction of the
new National Award from 2017, the sources said.
■ Who was the winner for the first edition of this award (2017)? (Or
Name The Movie)
13. Answer ■ Peter Hein (For
Pulimurugan)
(Award for Best
Stunt Direction)
14. Q4)
■ Where will you find this? (Specific
Answer Needed) (Clue: In the
News)
18. League Of
Legends6 questions + 6 Bonus questions , Pounce- Bounce Round
On Pounce - +15/-10
On Bounce - +10/-0
Bonus : +15/0
ROUND 2
19. RULES OF BONUS
QUESTION
If you get your answer right either on Bounce or Pounce, you can
choose whether you want to proceed to the Bonus Question.
If you get your bonus question correct, you get additional +15
(So totally 15+15 for Pounce, and 10+15 for Bounce)
If you get it wrong, NO negative marks. But you loose the +15 or
+10 points you already scored.
20. Q1
• Bangalla is a former British Colony in Africa, that since became a democracy.
The first president was Lamanda Luaga, a doctor elected to office after
having fought an epidemic in the jungle.
• But, Bababu, a general didn’t approve of Luaga and seized the country
announcing Luaga was dead and searched for Luaga to kill him. But, X
abducted Bababu to a place, where Luaga defeated him in a fair one-on-one
fight.
• Bababu was later sentenced to rigorous labour
and still dreams of becoming the dictator of Bangalla.
• Who is X?
27. Q2
• The story of Lord Murugan's courtship and
his union with the daughter of the tribal
hunters, Valli, is the most important of all
Tamil myths of the second marriage of a
god. In Tamil culture, Valli is the more
popular and more important of Murugan's
two brides(other being Devasena).
• Folklore says that Lord Murugan married
Goddess Valli by weaving a garland of
___________ around her neck.
• What was it? (Picture ONLY for illustrative
purposes)
34. Q3
• The actual name of X means
“Youth”. A common nickname it
has is the “The Old Lady”
where ”Old” is a pun on the
“Youth”.
• They are obsessed with the
letter “J”. Their mascot’s
name is Jay, a zebra and their
kids section is called Jkids.
• What is X?
36. ANSWER
•Juventus FC
“During its history, the club has acquired a
number of nicknames, la Vecchia Signora (the
Old Lady) being the best example. The "old" part
of the nickname is a pun on Juventus which
means "youth" in Latin. It was derived from the
age of the Juventus star players towards the
middle of the 1930s.”
41. Q4
• Polishing is an art that brings life and beauty to
sculptures, etc. In Indian history, a certain form of
polishing called the _________ polish was of
finest quality, that even exists still today.
• The walls of Barabar Caves (in Bihar) has been
polished in this technique, and has resulted in
near mirror like surface of granite walls.
(pictures on next slides)
• The polishing technique was later lost after the
decline of the empire where it was born.
• What is the name of the polish? (_______ polish)
51. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE
MASCOT OF 2018 YOUTH
OLYMPICS?
53. ANSWER
Its name "#Pandi" is a combination of
the scientific name of the species
(Panthera onca) and the relationship
of the mascot with the "digital world".
54. Q5
• His name is X (2 words). He is a
famous personality in India.
• A new Biopic is being planned
about him, titled “Saare Jahaan Se
Acha”.
• Identify him (X) or his
achievement.
61. Q6
• Name changes bring a new sense of life and is part of
rebranding. Uttar Pradesh government came into news for
plans to rename Allahabad as “Prayagraj”.
• What did UP government recently rename as “Izzatgar”?
69. EnigmaWritten Round
6 questions with one common link,Write in capitals, legibly
Each correct answer +10, No negatives
If all correct, Bonus of +10, and if you get the link +10, so total +80 points at stake (If
you don’t get all correct, but get the link, you are eligible for +10)
Please put question numbers correctly!
ROUND 3
71. Q1) • Qin Shi Huang was the founder of Qin dynasty
and the first emperor of unified China. His public
works projects included the unification of diverse
state walls into a single Great Wall of China and a
massive new national road system, etc. His works
have made him one of the famous leaders
worldwide and a legend in China.
• What special thing was made to protect his
tomb?
72. Q2) • Amazon released the ad campaign “Alexa
lost her voice” during the superbowl in
2018 which involved famous personalities
giving their voice to Alexa.
• The hilarious ad shows that no one can
replace Alexa.
• Name any 1 of the 4 personalities who
give their voice to Alexa in the ad (next
slide).
74. Q3)
• This is the Unification flag of _________ which contains the maps
of two countries. Even though both the countries are separate,
both of them try to march together during opening ceremonies
of various sporting events under this flag.
• The last time they marched was in the Asian Games 2018. Identify
the two countries.
77. Q1) • Qin Shi Huang was the founder of Qin dynasty
and the first emperor of unified China. His public
works projects included the unification of diverse
state walls into a single Great Wall of China and a
massive new national road system, etc. His works
have made him one of the famous leaders
worldwide and a legend in China.
• What special thing was made to protect his
tomb?
79. Q2) • Amazon released the ad campaign “Alexa lost
her voice” during the superbowl in 2018 which
involved famous personalities giving their voice to
Alexa.
• The hilarious ad shows that no one can replace
Alexa.
• Name any 1 of the 4 personalities who give
their voice to Alexa in the ad (next slide).
82. Q3)
• This is the Unification flag of _________ which contains the maps
of two countries. Even though both the countries are separate,
both of them try to march together during opening ceremonies
of various sporting events under this flag.
• The last time they marched was in the Asian Games 2018. Identify
the two countries.
88. Q1)
■ The world of “Harry Potter” is filled with wonder and mystery. The
Ministry of Magic is hidden from normal sight and visitors can enter it
only via a Telephone booth outside King Cross Station.
■ To activate it, people have to dial 6-2-4-4-2 on the telephone, after
which they will reach the ministry of magic.
■ What is the significance of these numbers?
91. Q2)
■ The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states that are not
formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. As of 2012, the
movement has 120 members.
■ It was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the brainchild of
two world leaders. Who are they? (Names needed of the leaders)
93. Answer ■ Yugoslavian president, Josip
Broz Tito and Indian Prime
Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru
95. Q3)
■ #FollowTheSound was a video
campaign launched by Kerala
Tourism on Kerala Piravi,
November 1st 2018. It is a music
video using only traditional Kerala
instruments, with brilliant visuals.
■ Name the 3 instruments. (Give the
correct traditional names) (5
marks for 2 instruments and 10
marks for all 3)
P.S. I know you all know Chenda,
so no points for that.
■ (Video on next slide)
100. Q4)■ Eiffel tower was built initially as
the entrance for an event and
Eiffel tower was planned to be
dismantled soon after the event.
■ Many people criticized the design.
■ But the tower remained and still
continue to enthral visitors every
day and is a symbol of France.
■ What was the event for which
Eiffel tower was originally built
for?
102. Answer
■ World Fair / World Expo
in Paris (1889)
■ World Expos are
International Expos
organized every 5 years
with countries all over the
world taking part and
exhibiting their
discoveries, cultures,
innovations, etc in
pavilions with the latest
technology and running
for 6 months. Ketchup,
Eifel Tower, Ice Cream
Cone, Telephone, and
much more all came first
at World Expos. The 2010
Expo was at Shanghai
and 2015 at Milan. India
recently announced its
participation in World
Expo 2020 which will
take place in Dubai, UAE.
108. Q6)
■ This is the English version of
a small part of X.
■ A common word being
repeated in X , simply
means, “a person, animal, or
plant with an unusual
physical abnormality/ is
unusual or strange”.
■ What is X?
Oh my god! kaput now!
Feel head over heels in love,
The moment I set eyes on her,
Love pierced my heart like a
spear,
Like a lotus in bloom divine,
Her rosy-hued lips shine,
A fleeting smile from her will
do,
My heart beats a wild tattoo,
Life at a standstill,
Like a lamp post wasted,
All purpose lost,
From her lips when the word
hate slipped,
The entire sea into darkness
111. Answer
Freak Penne
Song
Oh my god! kaput now!
Feel head over heels in love,
The moment I set eyes on her,
Love pierced my heart like a spear,
Like a lotus in bloom divine,
Her rosy-hued lips shine,
A fleeting smile from her will do,
My heart beats a wild tattoo,
Life at a standstill,
Like a lamp post wasted,
All purpose lost,
From her lips when the word hate
slipped,
The entire sea into darkness dipped,
116. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
WINNERS!
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