The Big Bong Theory- Bengali Pop Culture and fandom quiz(Q+A)

A Bengali Pop culture and fandom quiz hosted by Sourav Basu, Avishek Ghosh, and Soumalya Chakraborty at GOVB fest 2.0,2019

1. The Big Bong Theory Bengali Pop C u lture and Fandom Quiz

2. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya RULES There will be 40 Questions+1 bonus. Two parters will have 0.5 points each, and three parters will have points on the basis of QM’s discretion. No Negative points In case of tie, the rule of count back will be followed দয়া করিয়া গুগল করিবেন না .

3. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Thanks to the valuable gps Rupam Bhattacharya Shourjo Sengupta Sumantra Sarathi Dutta Shiladitya Roy And also to Sutanu Banerjee without whose inspiration and rat poison we couldn’t have compiled this set

4. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya SOURAV

5. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q1 In Season 7 Episode 18 of the sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’, the character Rajesh played by Kunal Nayyar invented a game called ‘ Murder Mystery Dinner ’. When another character Bernadette easily understood the game, Rajesh called her X. Bernadette was not aware who X was, so she asked if X was the Indian Y . Rajesh corrected her by saying it’s the other way around, Y is the English X . X and Y?

6. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q2 This four-word Bengali proverb literally means ‘You don’t have to worry when someone is there.’ Now last month when Bangladeshi batsmen got demolished by Indian pacers, Kolkata police came up with this proverb replacing a word in the proverb with a protection tool. Tell me the revised proverb that was used by Kolkata police.

7. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q3 Gopal and Nepal are siblings and they belong to a very needy family. But they get all charged up when they come to know next Tuesday is X and they will get to eat ____. Identify X, which is a popular festivity in this part of our country. Now couple of years back, X came into news thanks to a creation, that itself takes its name from another masterpiece, whose illustration was done by Nandalal Bose . Name the creation/masterpiece. Now this year, a golden leader from West Bengal mistakenly said that the masterpiece is written by Y, a prominent Bengali who was the centre point of political collision here in West Bengal. Name the prominent Bengali.

8. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q4 ‘Ami Coconut Man’, ‘ Amaro Porano Jaha Chay ’, ‘ Aguner Poroshmoni ’, ‘ Ekti Mosha o Machi ’ – these are some of the notable creation of a versatile man, who is making news these days very frequently. Identify him. Now a teenager who wasn’t interested in any of the earthly professions , wanted to be _____. But it’s a matter of question whether he would still be interested in becoming _____, if he has come across that man in his lifetime. Name the teenager.

9. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q5 In 1855, Edward Dyer, father of Reginald Dyer of Jalianwalabagh Massacre, set up something in Kasauli to provide cheap _____ to the British army and officials. Now the colloquial term of that thing is making a buzz in this part of our country. How?

10. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q6 This cricketer (X) had to play a match against British Planters Club, so he borrowed a bat which originally belonged to Ranjit Singhji . Another cricketer (Y) scored a century in 2011 against Nottinghamshire, making him the first Indian batsman to do something that Virat Kohli achieved in the international arena last month closer to our home. Both these cricketers achieved their respective feats playing for entities whose abbreviated forms are the same. Both the cricketers and the abbreviation.

11. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q7 Bankura Memes has introduced its Youtube channel. One of its popular segments is interviewing popular celebs. Now in the 10th episode, a popular celebrity was asked about a certain violent activity of him. He explained he got inspiration from the character Ramesh of X by Sharat Chandra Chatterjee. Like Ramesh, he thinks about the welfare of society , but when sees any wrongdoing , he wants to practice that violent activity. Name the celebrity and the Sharat Chandra classic.

12. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q8 In the year 1909, a young 20 year old gentleman from Bengal, goes for an adventure after he got frustrated working in a jute mill in Shyamnagar . More than 100 years later, a 70 years old retired teacher and a 7 years old orphan go for another adventure, as they want to spend some days in peace as well as follow a map to a certain precious entity . Both the adventures lead to two geographical entities. While the first one is far from home, the latter one is not so far. Which two entities?

13. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q9 This five-word proverbial saying is attributed to and almost certainly coined by Lord Byron in the satirical poem ‘Don Juan’ in 1823. However,this phrase was wrongly used by a mystery novel writer as he wanted to stop writing his novels after a series of strange happenings to him and his companions. While using the phrase he replaced the third word of the phrase with a more masculine word. What is the phrase and how it was wrongly used?

14. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q10 Here is a narrative of a drama by Kaushik Sen’s theatre group, Swapnasandhani . Writtik ( Riddhi Sen), a bright young man poised to achieve success in life with his corporate life and his beautiful wife ( Surangana Banerjee), but Writtik seeks professional help pf a psychologist for his mental issues. The narrative soon introduces X ( Anjan Dutt ) to revisit the history of his creations . The parallel narratives of Writtik and X are intertwined – both are devastated by the grossness of life, both are in search of alternative reality . So this is the plot of which drama with a repetitive name ? Who is Anjan Dutt portraying here? This drama is adopted from which author’s book?

15. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q11 This guy has won three Olympic Gold medals till now. One in shotput , one in discuss throwing. And the last one is an honorary gold medal in an unusual event. A section of people serving us day and night would definitely do great in this particular event. So identify this guy who is a subject of a popular hoax. Name the event.

16. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q12 Launched in November, 2016, X is claimed to be the first of its kind in Bengali language. Currently,it is owned by Mr. Rajiv Mehra . The word X is a portmanteau word of a Bengali and an English word and it literally means ‘a certain period for an activity in leisure ’. Name it. More than 25 years ago, a man of versatile talent opposed an actor to establish the Greek origin of an activity , which the actor claimed to be of Bengali origin . Name the man with versatile talent.

17. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q13 In the year 1282, a famous Chinese writer San Kao Chi wrote this famous story. Marco Polo was then working in a salt mine and met the Chinese writer and collected the manuscript of this story. The Italian writer Rusticiano then translated that manuscript. The main protagonist of that story was female . Now in the 17 th century another writer was about to be hanged for joining the Monmouth rebellion. But somehow he was saved and he fled to Madrid and got this manuscript. He changed the protagonist from female to male and published the adventure book, that got worldwide fame. Name the eponymous book. Name the person who gave us all these above-mentioned infos .

18. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q14 X started her modelling career in 2002 with fashion shows of Neelanjana Palli . She was the model in the music video ‘ Ki hole ki hoto ’ by her cousin Shayan Chowdhury Arnob . She acted in TV shows like Housefull , X factor, Land phone er din gulote prem etc. Name the actress. Which Pritha Chakroborty directed 2019 hit Bengali movie name is appropriate to describe this actress since last week ?

19. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q15 Rajat Bhattacharya is an energetic young guy, who is a student of Presidency College. He has a habit of telling lies , but those lies don’t have any ill or harmful intentions. He often creates imaginary stories about his dramatic life experiences. So how do we better know this guy?

20. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q16 Xs are from the ancient Sandilya gotra , which means all Xs are descended from Kannauj from the ancient sage Sandilya as per the Puranas . As per history X literally means “ teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or vandana .” Most of the Y families were found in the USA , UK, France and Canada between 1880 and 1920. Michigan had the highest population of Y families in 1880 and most of them were farmers. So name X and Y, that have recently been uttered side by side.

21. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q17 Identify the artist who has painted this drawings under the title ‘ Puchkir Dinraat ’.

22. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q18 In the Tenida story ‘ Dhaus ’, when Tenida experimented with his large-sized kite Dhaus , he started to fly with it. Tenida was scared and asked if he is going to land in Ganga . Habul said he could land in Howrah station. Pyala said he could go as far as Bardhaman . Kyabla went one step ahead and said he could land on top of Qutub Minar . But Pyala went limitless and said something that would certainly make Pataldanga proud. Don’t know about Pataldanga , but if that something can be possible in future, a certain 18-year-old girl Alyssa Curson is going to be the first person to do that before 2033 and make USA proud. Put funda .

23. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q19 This campaign was launched two months ago here in Bengal, which was a medium for airing grievances. This is a direct interaction with commoners in an informal setting. The face of the campaign X is reaching out to people and inviting them for discussion, debate over endless cups of tea in X’s Chai pe charcha . According to X, direct interaction is the key here, not virtual interaction like others. So what is the name of the campaign, that is a fitting reply to its opposite counterpart.

24. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q20 “Are kichu kichu bostu ache Aha kichu kichu bostu ache shurutei sesh Jyamon _______ batting shuru korle bowler ra boneless.” This is the first stanza of a Chandrabidoo song from their 7 th album ‘ Hulabila ’. The three word name of the song is an exhibition of our pride as a race . Name the song and FITB

25. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya AVISHEK SOUMALYA

26. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q21 The Railroader's Lament(known to most of us by a different name) is a folk song popularized in Europe and US during the 1960s folk revival. Despite learning to cover the song from his teacher ,a lad failed to do so after numerous attempts and scolding. But the nicotine clad fingers played the old piano in the quaint hilly school created a magic inspiring the student that there's a way but unfortunately he couldn't live to see the success of his student . Identify this song(0.5) and also the teacher(0.5) whom the student paid a tribute by singing the song perfectly .

27. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q22 The __ ___ Recording Company is a five-member band from New Delhi. One of the songs from it's recent album " Bismillah ", " Where the money flows" featured a scene which is inspired from a 60s heroic venture adding a television set on which the protagonist watches a supposed proclamation against dishonesty. In the next scene, we can see the protagonist carrying a torch with an agenda of burning his surroundings. What is the venture which inspired the scene? What was the video the protagonist was watching ?(0.5)

28. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q22 The name of the band may confuse us with an establishment closer home named after a Felidae frequent to the Lord's cricket ground in the 50s, known for its Persian staple .(0.5)

29. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q23 On 30th December,2017 , a group of people from Pashchim Bangla Vigyan Manch armed with torches, digital compasses and cameras, stationed at the location,50 kms away from the Purulia town with police protection. This place, touted for a boo - tiful business for the past few years unfortunately lost it's infamous distinction due to the above endeavour . Give me the name of the place , please.

30. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q24 With the Persian name suggested by the exquisite floral motifs that adorn this world , it's a two word combination of the old and new names of the entity, changed due to the Mughal influence . Tagore, in his poem Banshi describes his beloved attired in this symbol of aristocracy. 6 Ballygunge Place recently organised a festival featuring the selected fish dishes from our neighbouring country . What did they cleverly name the two word festival as a wordplay on the above mentioned UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and GI symbol , referencing to the import of the dishes ?

31. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q25 ক্ষীণদেহ খর্বকায় মুণ্ড তাহে ভারী যশোরের কই যেন নরমূর্তিধারী While this was a typical Bengali two liner rhyme form the 19th or the 20th century, this was also used for describing bullying a mighty personality from the age of Bengali Renaissance. In the other reality, this very poem is used by another short lived man to describe one of his insane creation. The creator says that though this creation of his had a bad reputation but he had a sharp intelligence just like the man from Bengali Renaissance era . ID both.

32. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q26 In the late months of 1995 suddenly Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha's head office flooded with letters and phone calls with a request to provide the senders with some sort of visual aid but the demand was so heavy that they could not provide all with the equipment. Failing to acquire that many of the people tried to use another medium of medical science which can be used as the first detector of damage . In popular culture among this nuisance a certain young man with a fountain of soccer skills tasted the first touch of love from his childhood crush . Put funda .

33. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q27 This company wanted a stop order to restrain Hindu fundamentalist groups - the Shiv Sena , the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal - from 'interfering in the Valentine's Day celebrations and sales promotions in its showrooms and outlets. The subject of the book " Romance of the Bamboo Reed ", he charmed the countrymen for the past 70 years with his elegant offerings .

34. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q27 With a simple promise to leave smoking or through the subjects discussed above, a group tried to implant love amongst the 90s Bengali youth through their Midas touch, rejuvenating our memories. ID this creation and the creator spreading the beautiful message of love and romance.

35. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q28 This book finds a man, who describes himself as polygamous, nomadic, and still searching for meaning, come face-to-face with one of the most recognizable faces in this part of the country, a deeply inquisitive individual . Structured as a question and answer session, it is almost akin to a live broadcast , yet not constrained to just sixty minutes . While one of them is arguably the more popular one right now, the other man did his part to discover America's radical voices in the 1980s, but returned home to follow his true calling. What is the two-word repetitive name of the book?

36. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q29 If Arabian= Dar Al Maref , French = Casterman , Danish= Egmont ,Italian= Rizolli lizard, then what is the Bengali version of the series joyfully equivalent to ? The Assamese version of this series is presented to us by an entity which would've secured the future of many of the famous personalities but unfortunately the entity wasn't present during their times . Name of the entity, please.

37. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q30 Unlike his other, more famous, opening line, this one did not bother to greet those assembled as his own, but jumped straight to the point, saying “ The time is short, but the subject is vast ”. This was the first stop of a lecture tour that touched on such topics as religion and spirituality as well as seeking wisdom outside the pages of scriptures, in fresh air, friends, and mud-caked clothes . The seed for this last idea was planted in his mind by a man who could rightfully claim to be a master of his field, being among the first in this country to take a shot at making a living through what was supposed to be a pastime. Identify both of these men, the latter of whom hit the headlines this year when a forthcoming biopic with a divine presence was announced(0.5). Who'll be playing him in the movie ?(0.5)

38. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q31 The mythical origin of the craft is credited to Lord Shiva for diminishing Lord Vishwakarma's effort of creating Shiva's wedding accessories . Shiva flung a lock of hair from his head into the pond, resulting in a squidgy water plant, Aeschynomene Aspera . He even plucked a hair from his arm into the same water, resulting in the evolution of a young man who created the accessories from the plant. A cherishable moment of exchange of the nuptial ceremony in this part of the world could be the reason for naming the young man, which has been the surname of most of the artisans related to the crafts produced by this plant. Name the craft, and the surname, please.

39. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q32 Getting back from the dead must have been a specialization of this society of boys. Their celibate father, with his communist ideology, believed in an armed revolution . They also believed in the return of another great leader who possessed similar principles. However, after the fall of their leader, his followers had stubbornly refused to perform the necessary customs insisting on the fact that he would soon emerge from his "meditative trance". Another leader,namesake to that much-awaited leader cleared the way of that father to the next life. What great debatable scenario from the '90s is being discussed ? The followers awaited the return of which other great leader?

40. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q33 This is a poster from 70's Kolkata. Though it seems the makers are predecessors of Garga da but the spelling hardly says so. This was a brilliant display of satire of the then Hindi aggression along with a subtle mockery of the Bengali middle class as seen in that scene, people who were sticking the poster was merely attending to that issue, instead they were busy singing “Mere samne waali khidki mein ..". All of these takes place while a Holy person visits Kolkata for the first time to arrange for a remedy of his certain speech disability for some auspicious occasion. Where all this mumbo jumbo takes place?

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42. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q34 Maintained by the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council , with a beautiful view of the Rellie Valley and the Teesta river, the property is located at the highest point of the town, with a very well maintained garden and is named after the hill it's located on . According to Collins English Dictionary, the name refers to a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, especially at a conference or meeting . Identify the property and explain what the place was a host to, which according to some sources were mere instances of art exchange ?

43. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q35 Founded in 15th August, 1571 this ancient Bolivian city is thriving well till today. The locality has a much pleasant weather compared to the rest of the country and often called the land of eternal spring. The city gets its name from the fact that it has more than 5 notable lakes (Quechua) in a plain land (Pampa ). Which famous person from our part of the world visited this place and made this city known to us? Also Identify the city.

44. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q36 Aptly headlined as Kolkata's ___ by Deccan Herald, the story set in a sprawling mansion right next to the city's high street seemed to be a supernatural mystery with suggestions of incest and a buffet of several other possibilities. The sexual overtone in several notes found scattered with a lurid description of bizarre sexual acts unveiled a complex relationship among the family members . A guilty of "negligence" and "nuisance", the victim cited peculiar reasons for the occupancy of the remaining members of the House of Horrors . Identify the subject of all these hullaballoo and FITB.

45. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q37 A mixture of elements from varied cultures, 18, Free School street was the home to one of the city's heritage establishments, founded by a trapeze who came to Kolkata with his circus. He was unable to return to his home country because of the Iron Curtain. A mixture of ethnic leans, collars and various other charcuteries made the place a popular one amongst the culinary enthusiasts of the city. Unfortunately due to rising production costs, the place had to shut down after a successful seven-decade run. Identify this essential place of the city’s culinary heritage.(0.5)

46. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q37 Kalkatte kā jo zikr kiyā tū ne ham- nashīñ ik tiir mere siine meñ maarā ki haa.e haa.e Being a prolific letter writer, he had written several letters to his friends and in these letters, he would describe the surroundings often accompanied by poetry containing keywords such as  Simla Bazar,  Gol Talab ,  Chitpur Bazar. The main agenda of his travel to the city was to appeal to the government of East India Company to restore a pension which his family was receiving after failed appeals at Delhi, Firozpur, Bharatpur , Kanpur, and Lucknow . Who is the person on whom Free School street is renamed ? (0.5)

47. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q38 Considered to be the largest in the country, it was first based at 5.6kms away from its current location. The original location of the institution is held up by classical Roman beams and brick vaulting and supported by Corinthian pillars. The latter structure exemplifies Italian renaissance overlaid on an ordinary Anglo-Indian building, with its varied facade, evolved out of the fancies of several historically distinguished owners . Identify the institution and where was it previously based, which has recently gained a lot of fame due to a recent restoration into a permanent exhibition place displaying the spirit of Kolkata .

48. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q39 Started as a propaganda mouthpiece of the society, it aimed at reshaping the youth of Bengal and went on to lend its name to the Western Bengal wing of the society. The era defining entity took its name from a political novel of the same name by Shivnath Sastri . The entity, please . A periodical by the same author is referred to as a pioneer in children’s literature. The periodical shares its name with a cult character of pop culture who came to Page 3 a few years back because of a mistaken accusation leading to the disappearance of an evil man. The news was not taken lightly by someone, described as one who comes in a sandal and goes out with a scandal. The name and the funda , Please.

49. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q40 It is an ongoing project which since 1996 has brought together artists and the communities of Melbourne (Australia) & Kolkata (Calcutta, India) to explore their cities. In the context of rising environmentalism and debates about the impacts of globalization, the project has demonstrated how new linkages can be made through a public arts practice of inter-cultural collaboration. Through a time where Kolkata’s struggling heritage has faced a persistent threat of closure and the operation of Melbourne’s has been privatized and automated, the project has sought to provoke a broader, global engagement in the culturally enriching and environmentally sustaining contribution that the entities can make to these cities . Give me the name of this project starring the journey of this heritage.

50. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q40

51. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q41 __ __ ___ is a dra-medy Bengali serial that has been airing since Dec 2018. The show title is a pun on a 1958 laughter riot that is named after its protagonist . The title of the serial switches his name with that of its own protagonist who incidentally shares her name with a much trolled nightingale of Bengal.

52. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya SOURAV

53. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q1 In the Season 7 Episode 18 of the sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’, the character Rajesh played by Kunal Nayyar invented a game called ‘Murder Mystery Dinner’. When another character Bernadette easily understood the game, Rajesh called her X. Bernadette was not aware who X was, so she asked if X was the Indian Y. Rajesh corrected her by saying it’s the other way around, Y is the English X. X and Y?

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55. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q2 This four word Bengali proverb literally means ‘You don’t have to worry when someone is there.’ Now last month when Bangladeshi batsmen got demolished by Indian pacers, Kolkata police came up with this proverb replacing a word in the proverb with a protection tool. Tell me the revised proverb that was used by Kolkata police.

56. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A2

57. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q3 Gopal and Nepal are siblings and they belong to a very needy family. But they get all charged up when they come to know next Tuesday is X and they will get to eat ____. Identify X, which is a popular festivity in this part of our country. Now couple of years back, X came into news thanks to a creation, that itself takes its name from another masterpiece, whose illustration was done by Nandalal Bose . Name the creation/masterpiece. Now this year, a golden leader from West Bengal mistakenly said that the masterpiece is written by Y, a prominent Bengali who was the centre point of political collision here in West Bengal. Name the prominent Bengali.

58. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A3 Talnabami , Sohoj Path/ Sohoj Pather Goppo , Vidyasagar

59. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q4 ‘Ami Coconut Man’, ‘ Amaro Porano Jaha Chay ’, ‘ Aguner Poroshmoni ’, ‘ Ekti Mosha o Machi ’ – these are some of the notable creation of a versatile man, who is making news these days very frequently. Identify him. Now a teenager who wasn’t interested in any of the earthly professions , wanted to be _____. But it’s a matter of question whether he would still be interested becoming _____, if he has come across that man in his lifetime. Name the teenager

60. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A4 Roddur Roy, Amalkanti

61. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q5 In 1855, Edward Dyer, father of Reginald Dyer of Jalianwalabagh Massacre, set up something in Kasauli to provide cheap _____ to the British army and officials. Now the colloquial term of that thing is making buzz in this part of our country. How?

62. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A5

63. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q6 This cricketer (X) had to play a match against British Planters Club, so he borrowed a bat of Ranjit Singhji . Another cricketer (Y) scored a century in 2011 against Nottinghamshire, making him the first Indian batsman to do something that Virat Kohli achieved in international arena last month closer to our home. Both these cricketer achieved their respective feats playing for entities whose abbreviated forms are same. Both the cricketers and the abbreviation.

64. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A6 Tarini Khuro , Rahul Dravid , MCC

65. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q7 Bankura Memes has introduced its Youtube channel. One of its popular segment is interviewing popular celebs. Now in the 10th episode, a popular celebrity was asked about a certain violent activity of him. He explained he got inspiration from the character Ramesh of X by Sharat Chandra Chatterjee. Like Ramesh, he thinks about the welfare of society , but when sees any wrong doing, he wants to practice that violent activity. Name the celebrity and the Sharat Chandra classic.

66. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A7 Ranjit Mullick , Pallisamaj

67. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q8 In the year 1909, a young 20 year old gentleman from Bengal, goes for an adventure after he got frustrated working in a jute mill in Shyamnagar . More than 100 years later, a 70 years old retired teacher and a 7 years old orphan go for another adventure, as they want to spend some days in peace as well as follow a map to a certain precious entity . Both the adventures lead to two geographical entities. While the first one is far from home, the latter one is not so far. Which two entities?

68. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A8

69. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q9 This five word proverbial saying is attributed to and almost certainly coined by Lord Byron in the satirical poem ‘Don Juan’ in 1823. However this phrase was wrongly used by a mystery novel writer as he wanted to stop writing his novels after a series of strange happenings to him and his companions. While using the phrase he replaced the third word of the phrase with a more masculine word. What is the phrase and how it was wrongly used?

70. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A9 Truth is stranger than fiction Truth is stronger than fiction

71. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q10 Here is a narrative of a drama by Kaushik Sen. Writtik ( Riddhi Sen), a bright young man poised to achieve success in life with his corporate life and his beautiful wife ( Surangana Banerjee), but Writtik seeks professional help pf a psychologist for his mental issues. The narrative soon introduces X ( Anjan Dutt ) to revisit the history to revisit the history of his creations . The parallel narratives of Writtik and X are intertwined – both are devastated by grossness of life, both are in search of alternative reality . So this is the plot of which drama with a repetitive name ? Who is Anjan Dutt portraying here? This drama is adopted from which author’s book?

72. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A10 Taray Taray , Vincent Van Gogh, Srijato

73. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q11 This guy has won three Olympic Gold medals till now. One in shotput , one in discuss throwing. And the last one is an honorary gold medal in an unusual event. A section of people serving us day and night would definitely do great in this particular event. So identify this guy who is a subject of popular hoax. Name the event.

74. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A11 Batul the Great, Terrorist catching

75. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q12 Launched in November, 2016, X is claimed to be the first of its kind in Bengali language. Currently it is owned by Mr Rajiv Mehra . The word X is a portmanteau word of a Bengali and an English word and it literally means ‘a certain period for an activity in leisure ’. Name it. More than 25 years ago, a man of versatile talent opposed an actor to established the Greek origin of an activity , which the actor claimed to be of Bengali origin . Name the man with versatile talent.

76. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A12 Addatimes , Manmohan Mitra

77. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q13 In the year 1282, a famous Chinese writer San Kao Chi wrote this famous story. Marco Polo was then working in a salt mine and met the Chinese writer and collected the manuscript of this story. The Italian writer Rusticiano then translated that manuscript. The main protagonist of that story was a female. Now in the 17 th century another writer was about to be hanged for joining the Monmouth rebellion. But somehow he was saved and he fled to Madrid and got this manuscript. He changed the protagonist from female to male and published the adventure book, that got worldwide fame. Name the eponymous book. Name the person who gave us all these above mentioned infos .

78. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A13 Robinson Crusoe, Ghanada

79. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q14 X started her modelling career in 2002 with fashion shows of Neelanjana Palli . She was the model in the music video ‘ Ki hole ki hoto ’ by her cousin Shayan Chowdhury Arnob . She acted in tv shows like Housefull , X factor, Land phone er din gulote prem etc. Name the actress. Which Pritha Chakroborty directed 2019 hit Bengali movie name is appropriate to describe this actress since last week ?

80. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A14 Mithila Rashid, Mukherjjee Dar Bou

81. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q15 Rajat Bhattacharya is an energetic young guy, who is a student of Presidency College. He has a habit of telling lies , but those lies don’t have any ill or harmful intentions. He often creates imaginary stories about his dramatic life experiences. So how do we better know this guy?

82. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A15 Jojo

83. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q16 Xs are from the ancient Sandilya gotra , which means all Xs are descended from Kannauj from the ancient sage Sandilya as per the Puranas . As per history X literally means “ teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or vandana .” Most of the Y families were found in USA, UK, France and Canada in between 1880 and 1920. Michigan had the highest population of Y families in 1880 and most of them were farmers. So name X and Y, that have often been uttered side by side.

84. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A16 Banerjee / Bandhopadhyay , Duflo

85. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q17 Identify the artist who has painted this drawings under the title ‘ Puchkir Dinraat ’.

86. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A17 Upal Sengupta

87. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q18 In the Tenida story ‘ Dhaus ’, when Tenida experimented with his large sized kite Dhaus , he himself started to fly with it. Tenida was scared and asked if he is going to land in Ganga . Habul said he could land in Howrah station. Pyala said he could go as far as Bardhaman . Kyabla went one step ahead and said he could land on top of Qutub Minar . But Pyala went limitless and said something that would certainly make Pataldanga proud. Don’t know about Pataldanga , but if that something can be possible in future, a certain 18 year old girl Alyssa Curson is going to be the first person to do that before 2033 and make USA proud. Put funda .

88. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A18 Landing on Mars

89. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q19 This campaign was launched two months ago here in Bengal, which was a medium for airing grievances. This is a direct interaction with commoners in an informal setting. The face of the campaign X is reaching out to people and inviting them for discussion, debate over endless cups of tea in X’s Chai pe charcha . According to X, direct interaction is the key here, not virtual interaction like others. So what is the name of the campaign, that is a fitting reply to its opposite counterpart.

90. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A19 Dada Ke Bolo

91. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q20 “Are kichu kichu bostu ache Aha kichu kichu bostu ache shurutei sesh Jyamon _______ batting shuru korle bowler ra boneless.” This is the first stanza of a Chandrabidoo song from their 7 th album ‘ Hulabila ’. The three word name of the song is an exhibition of our pride as a race . Name the song and FITB

92. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A20 Sehwag , Amra Bangali Jati

93. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya AVISHEK SOUMALYA

94. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q21 The Railroader's Lament(known to most of us by a different name) is a folk song popularized in Europe and US during the 1960s folk revival. Despite learning to cover the song from his teacher ,a lad failed to do so after numerous attempts and scolding. But the nicotine clad fingers played the old piano in the quaint hilly school created a magic inspiring the student that there's a way but unfortunately he couldn't live to see the success of his student . Identify this song and also the teacher whom the student paid a tribute by singing the song perfectly.

95. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A21 500 MILES, MR HALL

96. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q22 The __ ___ Recording Company is a five-member band from New Delhi. One of the songs from it's recent album " Bismillah ", " Where the money flows" featured a scene which is inspired from a 60s heroic venture adding a television set on which the protagonist watches a supposed proclamation against dishonesty. In the next scene, we can see the protagonist carrying a torch with an agenda of burning his surroundings. What is the venture which inspired the scene? What was the video the protagonist was watching ? Name the band.

97. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q22 The name of the band may confuse us with an establishment closer home named after a Felidae frequent to the Lord's cricket ground in the 50s, known for its Persian staple.

98. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A22 NAYAK,DEMONETIZATION SPEECH PETER CAT RECORDING COMPANY

99. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q23 On 30th December,2017 , a group of people from Pashchim Bangla Vigyan Manch armed with torches, digital compasses and cameras, stationed at the location,50 kms away from the Purulia town with police protection. This place, touted for a boo- tiful business for the past few years unfortunately lost it's infamous distinction due to the above endeavour . Give me the name of the place , please.

100. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A23 BEGUNKODOR STATION

101. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q24 With the Persian name suggested by the exquisite floral motifs that adorn this world , it's a two word combination of the old and new names of the entity, changed due to the Mughal influence . Tagore, in his poem Banshi describes his beloved attired in this symbol of aristocracy. 6 Ballygunge Place recently organised a festival featuring the selected fish dishes from our neighbouring country . What did they cleverly name the two word festival as a wordplay on the above mentioned UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and GI symbol , referencing to the import of the dishes ?

102. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A24 DHAKAI AMDANI

103. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q25 ক্ষীণদেহ খর্বকায় মুণ্ড তাহে ভারী যশোরের কই যেন নরমূর্তিধারী While this was a typical Bengali two liner rhyme form the 19th or the 20th century, this was also used for describing bullying a mighty personality from the age of Bengali Renaissance. In the other reality, this very poem is used by another short lived man to describe one of his insane creation. The creator says that though this creation of his had a bad reputation but he had a sharp intelligence just like the man from Bengali Renaissance era . ID both

104. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A25 Pagla Dashu,Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

105. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q26 In the late months of 1995 suddenly Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha's head office flooded with letters and phone calls with a request to provide the senders with some sort of visual aid but the demand was so heavy that they could not provide all with the equipment. Failing to acquire that many of the people tried to use another medium of medical science which can be used as the first detector of damage . In popular culture among this nuisance a certain young man with a fountain of soccer skills tasted the first touch of love from his childhood crush . Put funda .

106. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A26 Riddhi Sen( Foara ) in OTB, Last Solar eclipse of 20 th century

107. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q27 This company wanted a stop order to restrain Hindu fundamentalist groups - the Shiv Sena , the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal - from 'interfering in the Valentine's Day celebrations and sales promotions in its showrooms and outlets. The subject of the book " Romance of the Bamboo Reed ", he charmed the countrymen for the past 70 years with his elegant offerings .

108. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q27 With a simple promise to leave smoking or through the subjects discussed above, a group tried to implant love amongst the 90s Bengali youth through their Midas touch, rejuvenating our memories. ID this creation and the creator spreading the beautiful message of love and romance.

109. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A27 Bhalobasha mane archies gallery, Paras Pathar

110. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q28 This book finds a man, who describes himself as polygamous, nomadic, and still searching for meaning, come face-to-face with one of the most recognizable faces in this part of the country, a deeply inquisitive individual . Structured as a question and answer session, it is almost akin to a live broadcast , yet not constrained to just sixty minutes . While one of them is arguably the more popular one right now, the other man did his part to discover America's radical voices in the 1980s, but returned home to follow his true calling. What is the two-word repetitive name of the book?

111. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A28 Sumane Sumane

112. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q29 If Arabian= Dar Al Maref , French = Casterman , Danish= Egmont ,Italian= Rizolli lizard, then what is the Bengali version of the series equivalent to ? The Assamese version of this series is presented to us by an entity which would've secured the future of many of the famous personalities but unfortunately the entity wasn't present during their times . Name of the entity, please.

113. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A29 Ananda Publishers, Chhaya Prokashoni

114. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q30 Unlike his other, more famous, opening line, this one did not bother to greet those assembled as his own, but jumped straight to the point, saying “ The time is short, but the subject is vast ”. This was the first stop of a lecture tour that touched on such topics as religion and spirituality as well as seeking wisdom outside the pages of scriptures, in fresh air, friends, and mud-caked clothes . The seed for this last idea was planted in his mind by a man who could rightfully claim to be a master of his field, being among the first in this country to take a shot at making a living through what was supposed to be a pastime. Identify both of these men, the latter of whom hit the headlines this year when a forthcoming biopic with a divine presence was announced. Who'll be playing him in the movie?

115. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A30 Swami Vivekananda, Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary Mahanayak

116. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q31 The mythical origin of the craft is credited to Lord Shiva for diminishing Lord Vishwakarma's effort of creating Shiva's wedding accessories . Shiva flung a lock of hair from his head into the pond, resulting in a squidgy water plant, Aeschynomene Aspera . He even plucked a hair from his arm into the same water, resulting in the evolution of a young man who created the accessories from the plant . A cherishable moment of exchange of the nuptial ceremony in this part of the world could be the reason for naming the young man, which has been the surname of most of the artisans related to the crafts produced by this plant. Name the craft, and the surname, please.

117. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A31 Shola, Malakar

118. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q32 Getting back from the dead must have been a specialization of this society of boys. Their celibate father, with his communist ideology, believed in an armed revolution . They also believed in the return of another great leader who possessed similar principles. However, after the fall of their leader, his followers had stubbornly refused to perform the necessary customs insisting on the fact that he would soon emerge from his "meditative trance". Another leader(Z) namesake to that much-awaited leader cleared the way of that father to the next life. What great debatable scenario from the '90s is being discussed ? The followers awaited the return of which other great leader?

119. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A32 Balak Brahmachari , NSC Bose

120. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q33 This is a poster from 70's kolkata . Though it seems the makers are predecessors of Garga da but the spelling hardly says so. This was a brilliant display of satire of the then Hindi agression along with a subtle mockery of the Bengali middle class as seen in that scene, people who were sticking the poster was merely attending to that issue, instead they were busy singing “Mere samne waali khidki mein ..". All of these takes place while a Holy person visits kolkata for the first time to arrange for a remedy of his certain speech disablity . Where all this mumbo jumbo takes place?

121. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q33

122. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A33 Rabi Ghosh in Dhanyi Meye

123. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q34 Maintained by the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council , with a beautiful view of the Rellie Valley and the Teesta river, the property is located at the highest point of the town, with a very well maintained garden and is named after the hill it's located on . According to Collins English Dictionary, the name refers to a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, especially at a conference or meeting . Identify the property and explain what the place was a host to, which according to some sources were mere instances of art exchange ?

124. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A34 Delo Tourist Lodge, Shri Ramkrishna’s wife

125. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q35 Founded in 15th August, 1571 this ancient Bolivian city is thriving well till today. The locality has a much pleasant weather compared to the rest of the country and often called the land of eternal spring. The city gets its name from the fact that it has more than 5 notable lakes (Quechua) in a plain land (Pampa ). Which famous person from our part of the world visited this place and made this city known to us? Also Identify the city.

126. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A35 Cochabumba , Prof Shonku

127. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q36 Aptly headlined as Kolkata's ___ by Deccan Herald, the story set in a sprawling mansion right next to the city's high street seemed to be a supernatural mystery with suggestions of incest and a buffet of several other possibilities. The sexual overtone in several notes found scattered with a lurid description of bizarre sexual acts unveiled a complex relationship among the family members . A guilty of "negligence" and "nuisance", the victim cited peculiar reasons for the occupancy of the remaining members of the House of Horrors . Identify the subject of all these hullaballoo and FITB.

128. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A36 Partho Dey , Psycho

129. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q37 A mixture of elements from varied cultures, 18, Free School street was the home to one of the city's heritage establishments, founded by a trapeze who came to Kolkata with his circus. He was unable to return to his home country because of the Iron Curtain. A mixture of ethnic leans, collars and various other charcuteries made the place a popular one amongst the culinary enthusiasts of the city. Unfortunately due to rising production costs, the place had to shut down after a successful seven-decade run. Identify this essential place of the city’s culinary heritage.

130. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q37 Kalkatte kā jo zikr kiyā tū ne ham- nashīñ ik tiir mere siine meñ maarā ki haa.e haa.e Being a prolific letter writer, he had written several letters to his friends and in these letters, he would describe the surroundings often accompanied by poetry containing keywords such as  Simla Bazar,  Gol Talab ,  Chitpur Bazar. The main agenda of his travel to the city was to appeal to the government of East India Company to restore a pension which his family was receiving after failed appeals at Delhi, Firozpur, Bharatpur , Kanpur, and Lucknow . Who is the person on whom Free School street is renamed?

131. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A37 KALMAN COLD STORAGE MIRZA GHALIB

132. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q38 Considered to be the largest in the country, it was first based at 5.6kms away from its current location. Considered to be the largest in the country, the original location of the institution is held up by classical Roman beams and brick vaulting and supported by Corinthian pillars. The latter structure exemplifies Italian renaissance overlaid on an ordinary Anglo-Indian building, with its varied facade, evolved out of the fancies of several historically distinguished owners . Identify the institution and where was it previously based, which has recently gained a lot of fame due to a recent restoration into a permanent exhibition place displaying the spirit of Kolkata.

133. 42 GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A38 Metcalfe Hall, National Library

134. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q39 Started as a propaganda mouthpiece of the society, it aimed at reshaping the youth of Bengal and went on to lend its name to the Western Bengal wing of the society. The entity took its name from a political novel of the same name by Shivnath Sastri . The entity, please . A periodical by the same author is referred to as a pioneer in children’s literature. The periodical shares its name with a cult character of pop culture who came to Page 3 a few years back because of a mistaken accusation leading to the disappearance of an evil man. The news was not taken lightly by someone, described as one who comes in a sandal and goes out with a scandal. The name and the funda , Please.

135. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 The Big Bong Theory QMs – Sourav, Avishek,Soumalya A39 Jugantor , Mukul-Ora Dushtu Lok ( Ambikesh Mahapatra )

136. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q40 It is an ongoing project which since 1996 has brought together artists and the communities of Melbourne (Australia) & Kolkata (Calcutta, India) to explore their cities. In the context of rising environmentalism and debates about the impacts of globalisation , the project has demonstrated how new linkages can be made through a public arts practice of inter-cultural collaboration. Through a time where Kolkata’s struggling heritage has faced a persistent threat of closure and the operation of Melbourne’s has been privatised and automated, the project has sought to provoke a broader, global engagement in the culturally enriching and environmentally sustaining contribution that the entities can make to these cities . Give me the name of this project starring the journey of this heritage.

137. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q40

138. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q40

139. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q41 __ __ ___ is a dra-medy Bengali serial that has been airing since Dec 2018. The show title is a pun on a 1958 laughter riot that is named after its protagonist . The title of the serial switches his name with that of its own protagonist who incidentally shares her name with a much trolled nightingale of Bengal.

140. GOVB Fest 2.0 - 2019 T h e B i g Bong Theory QMs – Sourav,Avishek,S o umalya Q41