Trivia Quiz- Prelims: 2025 October .pptx

Prelims for Middle school students, not too hard, and not too easy. Questions are work-outable. Made by Niyati Jois.

1. Trivia Quiz! Made by Niyati Jois

2. Rules This quiz consists of 17 questions with a total of 20 points (cause why not?) Every correct answer will get you one point, and star-marked questions will be used to resolve any ties. There is no negative marking, so feel free to take guesses Write your Name, Class, Section and house on top of your paper

3. 1. Historian and author Phillip Orbanes wrote that X was partially influenced by the stature and dress of J.P. Morgan (picture follows), an American Banker and financier- very aptly. The character X takes you through many ‘ chance ’s and is also known around the world to be the start of many family/friend feuds. Which beloved character of a game?

4. 2. This term comes from the French l’oeuf, meaning “egg”. The French used it to designate “no score” or “zero”. When the term was imported to England, the spelling was changed to ____. This explains this term’s usage in Badminton/Tennis parlance. ID the term.

5. 3. The following still is taken from a Telugu movie, identify the location.

6. 4. ID the two people. (two-pointer)

7. 5. Where can you see these UNESCO world heritage sites daily? Hampi, Ellora Caves, Sanchi Stupa, Rani ki Vav, Red Fort, Sun Temple, and the Red Fort.

8. 6*. The logo of this company X honours one of its founders, tennis player René X. He was known as “the ________” (a reptilian nickname) because of his playing style and a bet that he made for a suitcase made out of the skin of this animal if he won a match. The company is also an anagram for the word “intolerance to milk”. ID the company.

9. 7. The series “Shekhar Home” is an Indian detective series. The main character, the namesake of the series is based on a famous character in the mystery genre. ID the person.

10. 8*. The alliterative name of which film directed by Satyajit Ray means ‘Song of the Little Road’ when translated from Bengali? It was his directorial debut, and it depicts the childhood hardships of the protagonist Apu.

11. 9. Which clothing, light yellowish brown in colour, derives its name from the Hindi/Urdu word for ‘dust coloured. One can also see these uniforms as standard clothing, which is also part of the following organisation-

12. 10. In this art form, paintings are typically created using fingers, twigs, brushes, pen nibs, etc. Literally meaning “Honey Forest”, it shares its name with a district in Bihar that once had abundant honey reserves around it.

13. 11. Who are the only two Indian men to go to space? (One point for each name)

14. 12. This is a tribute to which famous personality, who was recently in the news?

15. 13. The names of these entities from a popular franchise, later taken into Hindi, are “ Garuddwar ”, “ Naagshakti ”, “ Cheelghat ”, and “ Mohantakash ”. ID the reference from literature/movies.

16. 14*.FITB

17. 15. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is a famous player of this instrument (pic given below). This instrument also shares its name with a soap brand:

18. 16*. Both these cities have a colour in their sobriquets, and are located in the same state. ID the two cities given below: (Two-pointer) They are also only three letters apart from each other.

19. 17. This is the flag of Nauru, an island nation in North Oceania. What does the yellow band signify in this?