Books and Author Quiz 2017

An Intra School quiz based on famous books and authors. The videos in this quiz can be found here - http://bit.ly/2osHi9h

1. QUIZ FINALS the final frontier

2. ROUND 1: #TYSK (THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW)

3. ROUND 1: # TYSK Each team can choose a question code of their choice; the last team will also have two choices. +10 on direct and +5 on pass. +20/-10 on pounce. Questions will pass clockwise. The quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NEXT ROUND ROUND 1: # tysk 7

5. 'Final Test: Exit _________' is a book by Dilip D'Souza . On which famous I ndian personality is this book based on? 1

6. Sachin Tendulkar BACK

7. What was chosen as the Word of The Year 2015 by the Oxford University Press? 2

8. BACK

9. Which famous Indian musician's biography is titled 'My Music, My Life'? 3

10. BACK Sri Ravi Shankar

11. L'Effroyable imposture is original French title of a highly controversial 2002 book by French journalist and political activist Thierry Meyssan. The book argues that the __________ were "false flag" operations directed by right-wingers in the U.S. government and the military-industrial complex who sought a casus belli for military action in Afghanistan and Iraq. The U.S. government has publicly denounced the book and considers it a significant international misinformation threat. Which infamous event is this book based on? 4

12. BACK 9/11 Attacks

13. Connect 5

14. BACK Feluda

15. One of the most epic tales in modern literature, J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' has enthralled readers for nearly 60 years with triumphant themes of courage and friendship but also destruction and war. The Lord of the Rings is Christian-themed or is in some way an allegorical presentation of Christianity. Although Tolkien did not write a formal allegory in which characters simply represent historical figures, it is true nonetheless that several members of the fellowship represent, albeit with subtlety, significant Christian typological figures. Which very famous book is considered as an inspiration for ‘Lord of The Rings’? 6

16. BACK Bible

17. This is a magical competitive sport involving flying contestants. The name of this sport is supposedly derived from Queerditch Marsh, the location of the first recorded game. The game starts with the referee releasing all four balls from the central circle. The Bludgers and the Snitch, having been bewitched, fly off of their own accord, the Snitch to hide itself quickly and the Bludgers to attack the nearest players. The Quaffle is thrown into the air by the referee to signal the start of play. What am I talking about? 7

18. BACK Quidditch

19. ROUND 2: #mbtp (MINDS BEHIND THE PAGES)

20. ROUND 2: #MBTP Each team can choose an author of their choice; the last team will also have two choices. +10 on direct and +5 on pass. +20/-10 on pounce. Questions will pass anticlockwise. The quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

21. CHETAN BHAGAT NEXT ROUND ROUND 2: #MBTP ARTHUR CLARKE JK ROWLING CHARLES DICKENS RUSKIN BOND SALMAN RUSHDIE ROALD DAHL

22. In 2015, Chetan Bhagat did something that was talked a lot by people and had become the main topic for news channels. He was heavily trolled on the internet for that. This was his response – “Lately , the criticism and nastiness on the Internet has reached insane levels. I get my fair share of it too. I brush it off most of the time. However, when some educated, intelligent people keep commenting on how useless I am, I would not be human to remain unaffected . ” What is being talked about here? CHETAN BHAGAT

23. BACK He had become a judge of Nach Baliye

24. ARTHUR CLARKE This video shows an interview of Arthur C. Clarke by ABC. Which very famous thing did he predict in this interview?

25. BACK He had predicted the internet 21 years before it was discovered.

26. King's Cross, which is one of London's main railway stations, has a very personal significance for JK Rowling, because her parents met on a train to Scotland which departed from King’s Cross station. How is this related to the world of books? JK ROWLING

27. BACK The station from where one departs for Hogwarts via the Hogwarts Express.

28. Roald Dahl went to a famous English public school called Repton, where he boarded along with lots of other young boys. Each year, Roald and his friends would be sent a number of Cadbury's newest chocolate inventions to test out. They would arrive in plain packaging, but they were always full of delicious chocolate treats and the boys were invited to share their thoughts on each and every one. This experience made Roald think about the great chocolate-making companies and the incredible factories they must use to invent their confectionary creations. This was an inspiration for one of his most famous books. Which one? ROALD DAHL

29. BACK Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

30. When Charles Dickens moved into Tavistock House in 1851, he did something witty. His house had something hidden in the form of a fake bookcase. The fake books included titles such as ‘The Life of a Cat’ in 9 volumes. What am I talking about? CHARLES DICKENS

31. BACK He had a hidden secret door to his study in the form of a fake bookcase.

32. Junoon is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1978 Indian Hindi language film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal . This film is based on Ruskin Bond's one of the most famous fictional novella. Which famous book is being talked about here? RUSKIN BOND

33. BACK A Flight of Pigeons

34. This highly controversial novel by Salman Rushdie provoked great controversy in the Muslim community for what some Muslims believed were blasphemous references. Rushdie was accused of misusing freedom of speech. As the controversy spread, the import of the book was banned in India and it was burned in demonstrations in the United Kingdom. In mid-February 1989, following a violent riot against the book in Pakistan, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Supreme Leader of Iran and a Shi'a Muslim scholar, issued a fatwa calling on all Muslims to kill Rushdie and his publishers, or to point him out to those who can kill him if they cannot themselves. Which novel am I talking about? SALMAN RUSHDIE

35. BACK The Sanatic Verses

36. ROUND 3: GENRE-AL

37. ROUND 3: GENRE-AL This round consists of 7 questions based on 7 different genres. No question will be asked directly to any team, all teams will have the choice, either to attempt a question on pounce or let the question pass . +40/-20 on pounce. The quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

38. This is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of a young scientist who creates a grotesque but sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. This is also considered the first true science fiction story because, in contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. Which novel is being talked about here? SCIENCE FICTION

39. Frankenstein

40. X is actually a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original X first appeared in X Comics #1. Nicknamed the "Scarlet Speedster", all incarnations of the X possess "super speed", which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics. X is a police scientist with a reputation for being very slow, and frequently late, which frustrates his fiancee, as the result of his devotion to crime-solving. Identify X. COMIC

41. Flash

42. Q & A is a novel by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat. Published in 2005, it was the author's first novel. Set in India, it tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations (but with no evidence) that he cheated. The idea behind the story line was triggered by a report in a local newspaper about children living in the Indian slums using mobile phones and the internet - an indication that class barriers were breaking down. In 2008, the book was adapted into a famous movie. Which one? DRAMA

43. Slumdog Millionaire

44. This is a 1971 novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. He wrote this novel in a cabin in California . The paperback publisher of this bestselling book is situated in New York, building number 666. Their emblem is the bantam. Which famous novel am I talking about? HORROR

45. The Exorcist

46. The Selfish Gene is a 1976 book on evolution by Richard Dawkins, in which he builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966). The Selfish Gene was extremely popular when first published, causing "a silent and almost immediate revolution in biology", and it continues to be widely read. It has sold over a million copies, and has been translated into more than 25 languages. The book also coins a famous term for a unit of human cultural evolution analogous to the gene, suggesting that such "selfish" replication may also model human culture, in a different sense. This term is an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. Which famous term am I talking about? NON FICTION

47. Meme

48. This inspired something famous in the world of books. What? MYSTERY

49. The Famous Five

50. This is a very famous fictional character. It is known for its iconic helmet, but this was not part of the original design – George Lucas originally imagined the Sith Lord as wearing a black silk scarf over his face. What is being talked about here? FANTASY

51. Darth Vader

52. ROUND 4: #atwis (AROUND THE WORLD IN SECONDS)

53. ROUND 4: #ATWIS There will be 7 questions based on 7 different countries open to all teams on the stage. The countries would be showed before the questions . After seeing the country, teams will have to bet the amount of time in which they would be able to answer the question. The team with lowest time gets to answer the respective question. The amount of time can be set only in the multiples of 5. The questions might be long so choose your time wisely. Maximum time limit is 1m 30s. Scoring: +50/-50. The quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

54. USA

55. This is Deathstroke, a famous character of DC Comics. A famous character of Marvel is considered a rip-off of Deathstroke . Which character am I talking about?

56. Deadpool

57. INDIA

58. This is a collection of short stories by R.K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. The book includes 32 stories, all set in a fictional town located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in the town. Narayan introduced the town in his first novel Swami and His Friends. A series of publishers rejected the novel. However, it later became a mouthpiece setting to express the changing scenario of British and post-Independence India. In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in a television series of the same name which was directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag. What is being talked about here?

59. Malgudi Days

60. ENGLAND

61. He was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. He used to described himself as 'I am a weakish speller' and interestingly this was an anagram of his name. Who?

62. William Shakespeare

63. SWITZERLAND

64. This is a very famous fictional character. He is British Secret Service agent and was created in 1953 by well known writer Ian Fleming. Identify him.

65. James Bond

66. RUSSIA

67. He was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He is best known for the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

68. Leo Tolstoy

69. SOUTH AFRICA

70. He is a very famous South African and also a great author. However, he's not known for writing books but something related to the world of politics. His famous works are Conversations With Myself, Long Walk to Freedom and In His Own Words. Who am I talking about?

71. Nelson Mandela

72. IRELAND

73. This book's full title is ‘ Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships .’ A prose satire by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift. In this book, During his first voyage, Lemuel is washed ashore after a shipwreck and finds himself a prisoner of a race of tiny people, less than 6 inches tall, who are inhabitants of the island country of  Lilliput. Which famous book am I talking about?

74. Gulliver’s Travels

75. ROUND 5 : Differential

76. ROUND 5: Differential This round consists of 5 questions open to all teams. Firstly, the question would be shown to all teams on the stage. After seeing the questions, teams can choose if they want to answer that question. Scoring: +120/n for each correct answer and -60/n for each wrong answer where n is the number of teams who choose to answer a question. Teams which choose to answer a question would write their answers on a sheet. The quizmaster’s decision is final and binding.

77. Identify the book from which this famous film is adapted. 1

78. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

79. He is a popular Indian comic book character, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma. He was created in 1971 for the Hindi magazine Lotpot. He soon became popular among kids and the elderly alike. The inspiration behind this character was - "Each family has its own wise old man. He solved his problems with common sense, but with a touch of humor. Humor is the basis of my cartoon." He is remarkably different from most other comic-book superheroes in that he is not a muscleman, nor does he have any extraordinary powers or modern gadgets. Which very famous character am I talking about? 2

80. Chacha Chaudhary

81. Identify the book from which this famous film is adapted. 3

82. Life of Pi

83. Identify the book from which this famous film is adapted. 4

84. Mockingjay

85. This is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man's life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, Pantalone and old age, facing imminent death. It is one of Shakespeare's most frequently quoted passages. What am I talking about? 5

86. All the world’s a stage

87. TIE BREAKER

88. TIE BREAKER THE END This is a yearly event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In the United Kingdom, the day of this event is recognized as the first Thursday in March. The original idea of this was of the Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andrés as a way to honour the author Miguel de Cervantes. What am I talking about?

89. TIE BREAKER THE END This is a pseudonym adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of his or her works in place of their "real" name. This may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her previous works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. What?