St xaviersquiz finals.pptx

Round 1
6 Dry Questions Clockwise
Infinite Bounce
+10 for correct answers
No negative points
Part points at QMs discretion

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In 1782, this word meant “an
odd, eccentric person in
character and spirit” and by
1807, its definition had
changed to “a practical joke”,
and currently the Oxford
Dictionary defines it as a test
of knowledge, especially as a
competition between
individuals or teams as a form
of entertainment. What
word?
Quiz

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If you get to see all ‘SPORTS’
related news and article at www.
ESPN.com
What would be the website
www.EXPN.com would have to
interest you?
Extreme sports/Action sports

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An experiment was
conducted at Massachussets
Institute of Technology to
confirm a very popular saying.
The result of the experiment
went - 'Specimen X had a
specific gravity of 1.00
Specimen Y had a specific
gravity of 1.06. Specific
gravity of X is less than Y. '.
What popular saying did this
experiment prove?
Blood is thicker than Water

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If Roosevelt, Ciabro, Alveranz
and Kennedy are the other
four ‘brothers’, who are the
famous two?
Churchill and Joaquim
Alemao Brothers

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Arthur Morris very
disappointedly remarked
after a cricket match. "Yes, I
was there too. By the way I
scored 194".
What more significant event
had over-shadowed his feat?
Don Bradman scoring a duck
in his final game.

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Some of the lyrics of this quite popular
Bollywood song means the following.
Just sing the song for me.
Who are you? Where have you been?
I moved heaven and earth and not find
you
but you arrive today... So suddenly
and give meaning to my life with your
love
do not look away, stay close to me
i will never understand
the meaning of the words you
dedicate to me
but the warmth of your gaze
Makes me like the most beautiful miss
don't look away, stay close to me

● ‘Senorita’ from ZNMD

Round 2
6 Questions Counter-clockwise
Infinite Bounce
No negative points

● What specific religious thing

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would connect these 5
places?
The five places of prime
importance to the Sikhism
are the Five Takhts or ‘seats
of authorities’.
Akal Takht, Amritsar
Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded,
Maharashtra
Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur
Sahib, Punjab
Damdama Sahib, Bhatinda,
Punjab
Patna Sahib, Bihar

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This the head-quarters of which
company?
Android/Google
You could spot the ‘droid’ Android mascot
Cupcake, Donout, Gingerbread
etc are the versions of Android

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These are the famous trio to be
the first to do something. What
achievement ‘landed’ them into
fame?
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and
Michael Collins were the first to
land on the Moon.

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This bronze statue was recently
unveiled and is located outside
Paris' Pompidou Museum. It is
the work of sculptor Adel
Abdessemed.
Who are the two people
represented in it and what
‘famous event’ does it
represent?
Zinedine Zidane head-butting
Marco Materazzi at the 2006
World Cup final, which Italy won
on penalties

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This very famous American
sitcom shares its name with a
‘cosmological model’ that
describes the early development
of the Universe. Name it
The Big Bang Theory

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This is the 450 metric tonne
floating crane, the largest of its
kind in India. It had been used in
the salvage operation of the
marooned vessel at candolim
“River princess”. Name this
‘courageous’ crane.
‘Himmat’

Round 3
6 Questions Clockwise
Infinite Bounce
No negative points

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This is a Google Doodle
displayed on ‘March 14th’
2010. What does it
commemorate?
Pi Day

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What very commonly used
product comes in following
sizes?
D, C, AAAA, A23, CR2032,
LR44 (list not exhaustive)
Battery size

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This is the famous MGM logo
which features a roaring lion
viz: Slats, Jackie, Tanner,
George, Leo. In which MGM
production is the lion
replaced with another
animal?

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What you see here is
classification of regions of
India into different numerical
codes. What does this
numbering signify?
PINCODE

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He is the:
Only bowler in cricketing
history to take four wickets
in four consecutive balls.
Only bowler in cricketing
history to take three hattricks.
Only bowler with two World
Cup hat tricks.
Also holds the record for
most wickets taken in a
single IPL season.
Who is he?
Lasith Malinga

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The motto of Hogwarts is
'Draco Dormiens Nunquam
Tittilandus'. What does this
mean?
Never tickle a sleeping
dragon.

Round 4
6 Questions Clockwise
Infinite Bounce
+15/+10/+5 on each clue
No negative points
Other 5 teams can go on buzzer
Write & show the answer

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He was born on 3rd march 1955 at Amritsar. He graduated from
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in Punjab, as an electrical
engineer. He founded the "Hawala Party" and got it registered
with the Election Commission.
Before venturing out into television, he was a cartoonist for the
Tribune newspaper in Chandigarh. He was famous for his street
plays like his Nonsense Club during his college days. Most of these
plays were spoofs ridiculing corruption in society.
He is most well known for his television series Flop Show and mini
capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan in the late 1980s
and early 1990s. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement
Award, at the first Golden Kela Awards. Died in a road accident
recently while promoting his movie ‘Power Cuts’
Jaspal Bhatti

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After differences with the Free Press Journal, he along with
George Fernandes, left the paper and started their own daily
News Day. The paper survived for one or two months.
In 1960, he launched a cartoon weekly Marmik with his brother.
He was also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper
Saamana and the Hindi-language newspaper Dopahar ka
saamana.
He formed the Shiv Sena on 19 June 1966
Balasaheb Thackarey

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Born on 16 August 1968, Haryana he graduated from IIT
Kharagpur with a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering in 1989. He
joined Tata Steel right after his graduation from IIT Kharagpur.
Later he spent some time working with Mother Teresa's
Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, the Ramakrishna Mission in
North-East India and Nehru Yuva Kendra.
Joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1992 after qualifying through
the Civil Services Examination. In February 2006, he voluntarily
resigned from the IRS as Joint Commissioner in the Income Tax
Department. He founded Parivartan, a Delhi based citizens’
movement and has written a book titled Swaraj.
The party was formed on 2 October 2012, and named Aam Aadmi
Party on 24 November.
Arvind Kejriwal

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Born in Faridkot village in the Okara District of Punjab, Pakistan.
His family apparently belongs to the Kasai (butcher) community.
His identity remained 'C-7096' throughout his prison term at the
Arthur Road jail.
He was hanged to death on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 am at the
Yerawada jail at Pune, thus being the latest to be hanged in India.
Ajmal Kasab

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He debuted with K. Vijaya Bhaskar's Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003), but
it was not until 2004 that he achieved success. He appeared in the
commercially successful comedy, and then in critically acclaimed
Bardaasht.
He owns 'Veer Marathi' Celebrity Cricket League and is also the
team's captain.
He is the son of the Former Union Minister for Science,
Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India and is
married to Genelia D’Souza
Ritesh Deshmukh

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Born in Kangathei, in Churachanpur district of Manipur. Her
parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, worked in
jhum(Shifting agriculture) fields.
She is a five-time World Boxing champion, and the only woman
boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world
championships. She has also been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World
Women's Ranking Flyweight category.
She is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012
Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51kg) category and
winning the bronze medal.
M C Mary Kom

Round 5
6 Questions Counter-clockwise
Infinite Bounce
No negative points

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The picture is of the Church of
Gesu at Rome and is of prime
significance to Christians like
‘St. Cathedral’ at Old Goa.
What significant piece of relic
does it exhibit which is of
prime importance to us
Goans?
Forearm of St. Francis Xavier
is preserved at this church

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The birds that you see are
referred to as Wood Breaker,
Glass Jaw, Egg Beater,
Maching, Kamikaze. What
modern day rage would
connect these birds?
Birds depicted in the popular
game ‘Angry Birds’.

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e4 e5
Qh5 Nc6
Bc4 Nf6?
Qxf7#
Enlisted above are four steps
leading to what?
Checkmate in four moves/
Scholar’s mate

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These are the flags and coat of
arms of:
Syldavia (featuring a pelican)
San Theodoros (Green/Black
with red circle)
Borduria (black with red circle
and moustache of Marshal
Kurvi-Tasch device)
Which ‘fictional’ world would
you must have encountered
these?
In the ‘Adventures of Tintin’.
These are all symbols of
fictional nations from the Tintin
universe.

● The Lusophony Games is a
multinational multi-sport event
organized by the ACOLOP, the
latest scheduled to be held in Goa.
Participating countries are
founding members Angola, Brazil,
Cape Verde, East Timor, GuineaBissau, Macau (Chinese SAR),
Mozambique, Portugal and São
Tomé and Príncipe, and associate
members Equatorial Guinea, India
and Sri Lanka.

● What does Lusophony mean?

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This map (countries depicted in
red) shows the countries of the
world that were under the
control of the British crown
directly or indirectly at some
time in the history.
About 200 odd countries of the
world were ruled thus giving rise
to a very popular saying. What
saying?
The sun never sets over British
empire.

Round 6
6 Questions
On the Buzzer
-10 for wrong answers

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