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Inter-Collegiate General Quiz conducted at St Thomas College, Pala on the 16th of March 2023.

1. St Thomas College, Pala General Quiz Researched & Conducted by Shibin Azad

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4. 1) This song is from Sooraj Santhosh’s debut solo album, ‘The Gypsy Sun’. To ‘whom’ is this song, a tribute to? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2akKbe8NiM

5. Malayalam

6. 2) Which country’s tourism promotion campaign has this logo and tagline?

7. Japan

8. 3) Wildlife Institute of India has come out with a report suggesting to relocate lions from Gujarat’s Gir National Park, to Barda wildlife sanctuary. This is to avoid the possibility of disease or some other disaster wiping out the population. In 2013 itself, Supreme Court had decreed that the lions needed to be shifted, and another national park in a neighbouring state was prepared to receive the lions. Gujarat govt objected to it. But the preparatory work came in handy for another endeavour carried out in September 2022. To which national park were the lions supposed to be shifted to?

9. Kuno NP/Kuno- Palpur National Park, where Cheetahs bought from Namibia was released.

10. 4) The person on the left is Jagan Reju , and the person on the right is Malvika Nair. Around a decade ago, they had posed together, in a black and white picture, and it formed a plot element in one of the biggest hit movies of that year. Where would you have seen the image?

11. Usthad Hotel

12. 5) He graduated from Oregon state university in 1972 with a degree in civil engineering, and was the co-owner of Galena Engineering Inc. in Ketchum, Idaho, where he lived from 1977. His headline achievement is associated with a term coined by a reporter of the Medford Mail Tribune. The reporter wrote that ‘he looked like a fish flopping in a boat.’ About the term, he is said to have remarked - “It’s poetic. It’s alliterative. It’s a conflict”

13. Fosbury Flop /Dick Fosbury

14. 6) On International Woman’s day, the largest labour co-operative society in Asia, revealed that they would replace the ‘Men at Work’ sign with the ‘Human at Work’ sign. The society intends to send resolutions regarding the same to bodies such as UN, ILO as well. Which society took this decision?

15. Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS)

16. 7) As a kid, she enjoyed playing gully cricket being the ‘ limbu-timbu ’ (meaning the youngest or a weak link in Marathi) because, given its rules, she was allowed to bat for both teams, and skip bowling and fielding. She says that this worked to her advantage, and is now one of the finest hitters in the sport. Who is this?

17. Smriti Mandhana

18. 8) The organizers of the school youth festival named the 24 venues of the festival, after fictional lands and other geographical references connected to the famous literary works in Malayalam. The 2 nd venue at Zamorin’s school was named ‘Bhumi’, referring to the play ‘ Ithu Bhumiyanu ’ by KT Muhammed. The third venue was named ‘ Koodallur ’, setting for several works of MT Vasudevan Nair. What was the name of the main venue? Or, tell me the work from which the name was taken.

19. Athiranippadam / Oru Deshathinte Katha

20. 9) Power of the sound to sell, was recognized during 18 th century in England. Which nursery rhyme is believed to have originated, as one of the first ad jingle? It indicates that there might have been two varieties of a consumable to be sold.

21. Hot Cross Buns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssWgz154Aqs

22. 10) ‘Say you love me’ is a 1974 song by Demi Roussos. Which famous song did it inspire ? The tune was suggested to the music director by the film’s director. The music director himself stepped in to sing the song, when there arose a delay in recording the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF5MwDwzOzU

23. Mehbooba Oh Mehbooba, from Sholay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkfoRWOnoc

24. 11) Prabhat Koli became the world’s youngest swimmer to complete the ‘Ocean Seven’ challenge. It consists of 7 open water channel swims as shown in the next slide. Which open water channel, perhaps the most famous, has been blanked out from the image?

25. 12) Weighing 800 kg, and with a height of 11 foot, Irinjadappilly Raman was donated to the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple by PETA, and actress Parvathy Thiruvothu . For his ‘ Nadayiruthal ’ ceremony many more people than usual turned up. What is unique about Irinjadappilly Raman?

26. 13) Identify the person standing to the right of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in the inaugural ceremony of Mathrubhumi Literature fest.

27. Abdulrazak Gurnah , Winner of 2021 Nobel Literature Prize

28. 14) Located at Freshwater West beach in Wales, in whose tribute has this makeshift memorial been erected?

29. Dobby

30. 15) What is the name of this type of musical instrument shown in the video? It comes from the words meaning ‘rock’ and ‘sound’. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PZ4hEubvWE4

31. Lithophone

32. 16) Which country’s name means ‘Land of the large lake’?

33. Chad

34. 17) Ctenoides ales, also called the ‘_____(5) clam’ is one of the flashiest molluscs . Earlier, their flashes were considered to be due to bioluminescence. However, a new study discovered that the soft tissues of its mouth are lined with nanoparticles of silica to reflect light, quite like the objects that is eponymously associated with the establishments that also give these clams their common name. What’s the common name of this mollusc ? Image in the next slide.

35. Disco clams

36. 18) Who narrated the series ‘History’s Greatest Escapes’ aired on History TV 18? The narrator himself had acted in one of the greatest prison break movies of all time.

37. Morgan Freeman

38. 19) ‘Covering letter’ is an installation by Jithesh Kallat at the 2022 Kochi Muziris Biennale. It is a contemporary reproduction of a letter written a few weeks before World War 2. Who wrote this letter? Who was the letter addressed to? “ A call for peace often goes unheard, for those who rule the world are more interested in war.” Images in the next slide.

39. Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler

40. 20) Which book’s limited heat-sensitive limited edition book was published and designed by Super Terrain, a French graphic designer’s collective? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F9iZ12OB5To

41. Farenheit 451

42. 21) The watch was on sale and displayed at the Adivasi Ekta Parishad, the three-day event for tribals to be held in Chhota Udaipur's Kavant from January 13 to 15. Manufactured by social activist Pradip Patel, and his friend Bharat Patel (30), it pays tribute to nature’s cycles and movements. How does the watch work?

43. The watch runs in an anti-clockwise direction

44. 22) When Vikas Swarup, former diplomat, and former Indian High Commissioner to Canada, sought help from ‘someone’ to find a solution to the Ukraine-Russia war, these were the mediation solutions suggested. ‘Who’ suggested them?

45. ChatGPT

46. 23) This edition of monopoly pays tribute to which group of characters?

47. Friends

48. 24) The government announced an Ambedkar tourist circuit which included the 4 places as shown in the image, and London as well. Chandrabhan Prasad, Dalit ideologue wanted a place in Raigarh district in Maharashtra to be part of the circuit, which he claimed was the place of one of the greatest incidents of expression of freedom for Dalits. Identif y the place/one of the incidents that happened in 1927.

49. Mahad Satygraha

50. 25) Who wrote the lyrics of this song? This dramatist, theatre director and poet hails from an agricultural village in Kuttanad , and was also one of the locations where the movie Amen was shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_2zmLsp5U

51. Kavalam Narayana Panicker

52. Finals

53. Written Round 4 Questions +10 for each correct answer

54. 1) Gonsalo Garcia was born in Vasai (Bassein) near Mumbai in 1556. He was martyred in 1597, while working in Japan. If he is the first in a certain list, who is the second?

55. 2 ) Which river gets its name from the goddess shown in the image? It is also called Gauna Nadi , Kavanar and Valanjar . According to legend this river starts from the kamandalu of great sage, Gauna Maharshi, and hence the name, Gauna nadi .

56. 3) It is believed that this plant can even bring back people from the dead. Legend says that the crow pheasant ( uppan ) is the only bird that can identify the plant. They use it to hatch their eggs, if, due to any unfortunate incident it does not hatch. Which plant is this, which entered into popular conscience, in a 2015 Malayalam film? Images in the next slide.

57. 4) Whose debut novel in English is “A Secret History of Compassion”?

58. Exchange sheets Answers to follow

59. 1) Gonsalo Garcia was born in Vasai (Bassein) near Mumbai in 1556. He was martyred in 1597, while working in Japan. If he is the first in a certain list, who is the second?

60. Sister Alphonsa

61. 2 ) Which river gets its name from the goddess shown in the image? It is also called Gauna Nadi , Kavanar and Valanjar . According to legend this river starts from the kamandalu of great sage, Gauna Maharshi, and hence the name, Gauna nadi .

62. Meenachilar , from Madurai Meenakshi

63. 3) It is believed that this plant can even bring back people from the dead. Legend says that the crow pheasant ( uppan ) is the only bird that can identify the plant. They use it to hatch their eggs, if, due to any unfortunate incident it does not hatch. Which plant is this, which entered into popular conscience, in a 2015 Malayalam film? Images in the next slide.

64. Neelakoduveli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOPz0i6dzI

65. 4) Whose debut novel in English is “A Secret History of Compassion”?

66. Bounce and Pounce round +10 on bounce +10/-5 on pounce

67. 1) In the 1978 World chess championship match against Anatoly Karpov, Victor Korchnoi accused Karpov’s team of sending Blueberry Yoghurt to influence him to make a particular move. To protect himself against what tactic was Victor Korchnoi wearing mirrored sunglasses? Image in the next slide.

68. To protect himself against being hypnotized!

69. 2) The high flexibility of the mat which can be rolled and placed inside a bamboo cylinder with a diameter less than 10 cm is a unique feature. The mat gets its name from the woven patterns, which are like  a  mirror  reflection  of  each other. The mat is made from fine slivers of ‘ Njoojiletaa ’, a locally available species of bamboo. It was given as a gift to Indira Gandhi during her visit to Idukki Dam in 1976. What is it called?

70. Kannadipaya

71. 3) The structure resembles a cave, with roofs that look like interconnected domes. The facade is covered with white mosaic tiles to reflect sunlight, therefore, control heat. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora have heavily inspired the design. This structure is located in CEPT university, and the work was completed in 3 years. It is a unique collaboration between an architect and an artist. Id the structure. Or, tell me the name of both the architect and the artist. Image on the next slide.

72. Amdavad ni Gufa BV Doshi – MF Hussain

73. 4) During COVID period, some people used to send rice bags to their relatives. The bags came in a wide variety of designs, and had different pictures on it. Some firms charged one yen a gram, depending upon the weight of the rice bag, with a 3.5 kg pack priced 3500 yen. For what purpose was this done?

74. For relatives to hug newborn babies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcRR1_tBTM

75. 5) This question is about two rallies which are part of the 2023 World Rally championship. The first one is historically regarded as one of the toughest events in the fixture. It began as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and gets its name from the Arabic word for ‘travel’. The second one is named after a specific location in a Greek city, which gets its name from words meaning ‘highest point’ and ‘city’. Id both rallies.

76. Safari Acropolis

77. 6) This diplomacy, named after a movie, describes offensives by Chinese diplomat to defend China’s national interests, often in confrontational ways. A spokesperson, Zhao, said in a tweet, “if someone claims that China’s exports are toxic, then stop wearing China-made masks and protective gowns.” This type of diplomacy is evidenced not only in combative words, but also aggressive actions. For example, in early April 2020, a Chinese coastguard ship allegedly sank a Vietnamese fishing trawler near the Paracel Islands. What is this diplomacy practiced by the Chinese called? Image in the next slide.

78. Wolf-warrior diplomacy

79. 7) These are the lines from a sonnet written in 1936, by David Shuman. Which famous painting from the mid 19 th century is it describing? Also, explain how does the poem pay further tribute to the painting.

80. Washington crossing the Delaware Each line of the poem is an anagram of ‘Washington crossing the Delaware’

81. 8) Parliamentary Security Service (PSS) was set up by the then President of the Central Legislative Assembly – Vithalbhai Patel, as the ‘Watch and Ward Committee’ on 3 Sep 1929. It was renamed as PSS in 2019. Which incident prompted the setting up of PSS?

82. 9) What connects these years?

83. There was no chief guest/guests for republic day during these years.

84. 10) In 2005, three single guys found themselves with nothing to do on Valentine’s Day. So they decided to build a dating site with the slogan – “Tune In, Hook Up”. However, the idea didn’t catch on and no one joined. Undeterred, the team pivoted, and did something different which led to the creation of one of the biggest social media platform. What did they end up creating?

85. YouTube

86. 11) What is the Kerala equivalent of the Qanat system in Iran? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lS_ar5UpiU

87. Surangams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p68FUpHnSos

88. 12) Ashveen Bansal, a software engineer at Google, revealed in a viral post on LinkedIn, about an ingenious method by which his friend was using to arrive at the salary range in a particular company. The friend looks for people who started working the same year as she did, and then checks their current CTC to get an idea of salary range and market trends. What did Ashveen Bansal’s friend use to arrive at the figures, as she believes this is perhaps the only place where people reveal their true salary?

89. Written round 4 Questions +10 for each correct answer

90. 1) He travelled to India with his regiment to fight against Pathan and Afghan tribesmen on the North-West frontier, armed with a contract as a war correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. The campaign became the topic of his first book, published in March 1898 – The Story of the Malakand Field Force. Identify the person.

91. 2) Of all his passions, perhaps the least well-known is his love for Transylvania. He had said that Romania held a very special place in his heart and he could trace his forebears all the way back to Vlad Tepes . Everytime he visited Transylvania, he felt at home. This revelation was more surprising given the fact that Tepes was the gruesome 15 th century Romanian ruler who impaled his opponents and allegedly served as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Who is this descendant?

92. 3) Issued in 1934, who made the original design for the Mothers of America postage stamp? Which 1871 painting was used as the basis for the design?

93. 4) Identify the speaker.

94. Exchange sheets Answers to follow

95. 1) He travelled to India with his regiment to fight against Pathan and Afghan tribesmen on the North-West frontier, armed with a contract as a war correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. The campaign became the topic of his first book, published in March 1898 – The Story of the Malakand Field Force. Identify the person.

96. Winston Churchill

97. 2) Of all his passions, perhaps the least well-known is his love for Transylvania. He had said that Romania held a very special place in his heart and he could trace his forebears all the way back to Vlad Tepes . Everytime he visited Transylvania, he felt at home. This revelation was more surprising given the fact that Tepes was the gruesome 15 th century Romanian ruler who impaled his opponents and allegedly served as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Who is this descendant?

98. King Charles

99. 3) Issued in 1934, who made the original design for the Mothers of America postage stamp? Which 1871 painting was used as the basis for the design?

100. FD Roosevelt

101. 4) Identify the speaker.

102. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

103. 1) Kahramanmaras is the town closest to the Turkish earthquake (2023) epicentre. The town is famous for Dondurma , which is made from Salep , the powdered tuber of an Orchid. It helps to thicken milk, and this helps to maintain the consistency of the final product for a longer period of time, compared to other variants of the item. What is Dondurma ?

104. Turkish ice cream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx_NjpeBqQw

105. 2) In 1978, he was watching a baseball match between Yakult Swallows and Hiroshima Carp at the Meiji Jingu stadium. In the end of the first inning, Hilton slammed Sokotoba’s first pitch into left field for a clean double. The satisfying crack when the bat hit the ball resounded throughout the stadium. Applause arose around him, and he thought, at that exact moment, that he could write a novel. Who is this author?

106. Haruki Murakami

107. 3) SD Huesca, plays in the Segunda division in Spain. They usually pay tribute to their opponents through the captain armbands. Which club is being paid tribute to with this armband? The colour of the armband denotes the item for which the city in which the opposition team is based, is famous for.

108. Valencia Valencia is famous for its oranges

109. 4) This game originated in ancient Kerala as military training for the common man. Chhatrapathi Shivaji is said to have trained his soldiers in Kabaddi, Kho Kho , and this game. It was the favourite form of entertainment of the LTTE. In Maharashtra, it is known as ‘ Aadya Padya ’. What is the name by which the game is known in Kerala? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK6gcoiuJH8

110. Kilithattu

111. 5) Who revealed at a conference in December 2022 that he moonlighted as an RJ and hosted shows such as ‘Play It Cool’, ‘A Date With You’, and ‘Sunday Request’ on All India Radio, while working as a lawyer in his 20s?

112. 6) On November 17, 1913, a horrifying tragedy occurred in Mangarh ( Banswada , Rajasthan). British cannons and machine guns are known to have killed more than 1,500 tribals in Mangarh . By what name is it known in the annals of Indian history? It references an event that occurred 6 years after this, and had fewer casualties.

113. Rajasthan’s Jallianwala Bagh

114. 7) When some Burmese fishing communities get ready to fish, they send special acoustic signals to a another group of ‘friends’. These friends, in turn, sends responding signals, letting the fishermen know when and where to cast their nets. In the 1980s, there has even been instances of people going to court for disputes arising from the share of fishes they are owed, if and when a neighbouring community encroaches on their share from these partnerships. Who are these friends?

115. Irrawady Dolphins https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/fishing-with-irrawaddy-dolphins/

116. 8) What connects these exclusive list of 4 persons, as on March 2023?

117. Finance ministers who went on to become Prime Ministers

118. 9) Shiv Shastri Balboa, is a 2023 movie, starring Anupam Kher , and Neena Gupta in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Ajayan Venugopalan . Which highly acclaimed series, was his 1 st work in direction? It was also a story about an expatriate family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Acp006qJPQ

119. Akkarakazchakal

120. 10) Born in US, and an IIT graduate, she gave up her US citizenship to work in India. Jailed in the Bhima Koregaon case, her first clients after her incarceration have been the female prisoners she met at Yerwada and Byculla jails where she became popular as the ‘ Arziwali didi ’ ( sister who writes applications ). With her help, in 2022, four women from Bangladesh who were arrested for entering India illegally were able return home. The solution was ridiculously simple; nobody had told the women that they just needed to plead guilty. Once they did so, they were convicted and deported. Who is this?

121. Sudha Bharadhwaj

122. 11) Strip Photography is a technique of capturing 2-D image as a sequence of 1-D images over time. A regular photograph captures all the locations at a point in time, whereas in strip photography, only a tiny strip is exposed over a period of time. Images can appear distorted if the objects don’t cross at an uniform speed, or if there is relative movement, like the motion of hands or feet. The Omega Magic Eye was the first use of a system like this in a specific context. By what two-word term do we know this? Images in the next slide.

123. Photo finish

124. 12) The song was originally composed by Paatupura Naanu from Vatakara . It is a folk song sung by the Pulaya community in the Kadathanadu area during funerals, sung over 3 days. It is classified as ‘ Paathapattu ’, with ‘ paatha ’ referring to soul. This song was sampled in a 2022 movie, and went on to become a huge hit. Identify the song.

125. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLtrPJgEHp4 Pala Palli song, from Kaduva