High School Quiz (General Quiz) 2018-19!

general quiz

1. A Not So General General Quiz II

2. A Not So General General Quiz II

3. A Not So General General Quiz II

4. RULES Infinite Bounce Format +10 for every correct answer Part points wherever applicable No negatives! Feel free to guess Do not use Google or any other search engine All the best!

5. ROUND 1

6. Q1. Pet rabbits are illegal in Queensland . Rabbits are Australia’s most destructive agricultural and environmental introduced animal pest, costing up to $1 billion annually. They cause severe land degradation and soil erosion and threaten the survival of many rare and endangered native species. There are the only two professions for which one may obtain a permit to keep domestic rabbits. One reason is for scient ific and research purposes. What is the other?

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8. Answer Magicians

9. Q2. Back in 1996, Mike Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield in what was one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. After this , Tyson set up a rematch for the year later. In the rematch, Holyfield visibly dominated the first few rounds and could upset Tyson. Tyson was frustrated and what followed was one of the most controversial incidents in the history of the sport. What exactly happened?

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11. Answer Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield’s ear!

12. Q3. The dish X has been around for a long time. Culinary historians believe X can be traced back to ancient Greece, where chefs roasted flat cakes between metal plates attached to long wooden handles. The Greeks called these cakes obelios, and they weren't as sweet as modern X. Similar unleavened wafers called oublies were made by the Catholic Church out of grain flour and water in Medieval Europe many years late. Today this dish X is a common breakfast item in Western Countries and is often served with maple syrup . Name X

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14. Answer Waffles

15. Q4. Today, we all know Arnold Schwarzenegger as the face of the Terminator film series. However, he wasn’t originally cast for the part. Director James Cameron wanted former NFL star X to play the part but after his audition he felt that X was ‘too pleasant’ for the role. Not casting X turned out to be a good decision as X was later accused of murdering his wife in what became the most publicized criminal trial in history. Name X

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17. Answer O. J. Simpson

18. Q5. During the pilot chapter of Naruto, the main character is seen wearing a pair of goggles. Masashi Kishimoto quickly realised these were going to be a pain to draw every week, as he had to draw the light reflecting off them.He created x as a replacement accessory for the character faces, in order to have something that was easier to draw. Almost every character in Naruto has an X. They became very popular as merchandise and soon Comic Cons saw people wearing Xs. What are X?

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20. Answer Headbands

21. Q6. The following memes sprung after a disastrous decision by a one of the most powerful world leaders. Name him and what was his decision.

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23. Answer Joe Biden and his decision to withdraw the military from Afghanistan

24. ROUND 2

25. Q7. Connect

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27. Answer CRED ads

28. Q8. Major Chandrakanth is a 1996 Tamil movie directed by K Balachander, that revolves around the titular character and his son. Nine years later, on the sets of another movie, Balachander would recall the characters of this movie trying to solve a unique problem - there could not be two _______s in the industry. The solution he came up with would become the birth of one of Tamil cinema’s largest and longest legacies. What happened on the sets of the 1975 film?

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30. Answer Shivaji Rao was given his stage name, Rajnikanth

31. Q9. “You know Billie, I haven’t seen that dance since my wife died”- these are the starting lines of ‘my strange addiction’, a song by X, part of her hit debut studio album, released in 2019 and recorded in a small bedroom studio. The line is sampled from an episode of a famous American sitcom, Y. This particular episode is very different from regular episodes of the show and is viewed as a parody of the classic James Bond saga. X has sung the theme of the latest James Bond movie, ‘No Time To Die’. Name X and Y.

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33. Answer The Office (US) and Billie Eilish

34. Q10. Marottichal,a village located in the state of Kerala, was infamous for vices like alcoholism and gambling in the 1960s and 70s. The majority of the villagers brewed their own alcohol and were highly addicted to it. This was until a tea shop owner decided to teach Y to his fellow villagers. Miraculously, Y’s popularity flourished while drinking and gambling declined. The village’s enthusiasm for the ancient pastime, which is believed to have originated in India in the 6th Century, has now become so great that it is estimated that one person in every Marottichal household knows how to play Y. What is Y that the people of Marottichal, once a black and white village, consider more addictive than Alcohol?

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36. Answer Chess Marottichal is also known as the Chess Village

37. Q11. X is a shortened form of a regular word, whose usage experienced a meteoric rise in 2020 because of the massive success of a work in the entertainment/gaming field which introduced the slang into popular lingo. The word started out as a meme, and is now regularly used by netizens to describe behaviour. However, the word can be traced back to the 1800s as police and legal jargon. The X law, was a nickname for a stop and search law enacted in 1824 which gave British police the power to search and potentially arrest people who they believed were upto no good. ID the good word X.

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39. Answer Sus Sus is a short for suspicious or suspect

40. Q12. In an ad made by the Rajasthan Tourism , it showed a Chinese tourist Huan visiting a tourist attraction in Rajasthan. When she saw this , it reminded her of something in her home country which is much longer than what she was currently visiting. Which place in Rajasthan was shown in the advertisement and what is the nickname it got because of its resemblance to something in Huan’s home country? Video follows

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43. Answer Kumbhalgarh Fort and Great Wall of India

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45. ROUND 3

46. Q13. The popularity of X is credited to South Korean Actor, Jung Il-Woo who ordered this drink in a cafe in Macau. He named it X as it reminded him of a popular candy from his home country. (in picture) Another reason for its popularity is that one needs only a handful of ingredients to make it. What is this drink that would take you back to 2020?

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48. Answer Dalgona Coffee

49. Q14. X’s Y is one of the most popular game shows from the early 2000s and was first conceptualised in Japan. The theme of the show was that X had set up a series of obstacles to defend his Y and an army of 100 contestants would attempt to storm the Y and win 1 Million Yen. The task was so challenging that the number of winners of the show are less than the number of people who have been to the moon. Which show is this?

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51. Answer Takeshi’s Castle Takeshi means Warrior.

52. Q15. On 7 August 2021, a historic event in Indian history took place making the person involved only the second to do so. As a consequence of this event, a certain ‘song’ was played. Coincidently, this paid tribute to the person who wrote this song on his 80th death anniversary. What was the historic moment that took place and who did it pay tribute to?

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54. Answer Neeraj Chopra winning the gold at the Tokyo Olympics and Rabindranath Tagore .

55. Q16. Name this company founded in 1989 which has its HQ in the Tarapore Towers, Royapettah in Chennai and was formed due to a joint venture between MRF and Hasbro. This company has a virtual ‘monopoly’ in a specific field of its business. Some of its own brands include Giggles, Handicrafts and Fun-Doh. In order to sell their products for the Indian market, it renames several of the US parent’s brand with a prefix which is also part of its name.

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57. Answer Funskool

58. Q17. Alfredo Molina is a British-American actor who has appeared in over 200 films, television, and stage productions. Some of his famous movies include Enchanted April and even the Da Vinci Code. However, these roles did not cause him to gain attention recently Back in 2004, he played a character in a film that grossed over $750 million. He is now set to reprise that character in a film that is scheduled to release at the end of this year. Name the character and the 2021 film.

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60. Answer Dr Octopus and Spider Man: No Way Home

61. Q18. Tech Connect

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63. Answer Operating Systems Arch Linux Mint TempleOS Mac OS Windows XP

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