Franco Fiesta - 2016

QuizGrand Finale

Format of the Quiz

Round 1 : Mixed Bag

Round 2 : A/V Round

Round 3 : Choose Your Pick

Round 4 : Buzzer Round

Round1

Mixed Bag• 8 questions. (Clockwise)• Traditional format.• Flat scoring of 10 points.• Half points, if any, is totally

QM’s discretion.

It so happened that a quiz contest was aired on Doordarshan in which young

participants could easily answer questions from the Greek mythology, but were unable to give an answer to

the question ‘In the Ramayana, who was Rama’s mother?’.

Feeling sad, a middle-aged gentleman who was watching the show, decided to do something which became a part of

our childhood since 1967.What did he do? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

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Anant Pai founded Amar Chitra Katha

Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata

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Bhawana Kanth, daughter of an IOC officer, was versatile in extra curricular activities including

swimming, sports and driving skills. Mohana Singh completed her B.Tech (Electronics) from GIMET, Amritsar

and used to work for Cognizant for few years.

Avani Chaturvedi, daughter of an homemaker-mother, used to idolise

Kalpana Chawla. Why did these ‘three musketeers’

came into news recently? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

KolkataII

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is…...


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2India's first women fighter pilots

According to some sources, these common human emotions were

responsible : anger, pride, jealousy, happiness, sadness, fear, passion,

selfishness, ambition and intellect. Some other sources said, 6 Shastras and 4 Vedas of Hindu religion were

the reason. What popular depiction, since time

immemorial, is being explained thus? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

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Ten heads of Ravana


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3

These are all earlier and bigger versions of which item found very

commonly inside a school bag?


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Pencil Sharpener


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4

It happened after 26 years. A contingent of 36

members of the Indian Army marched down Rajpath during the 67th Republic

Day Parade in 2016. The troop, so far, has won :---

- 1 Shaurya Chakra, - 6 Sena Medals, - 143 Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards & - 6 Vice Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards.

What is so special about this army troop?


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5

is…...

K-9 Unit / Dog Squad


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5

In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is

equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excluding the

number itself. (eg. 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14) Which is the smallest Perfect

Number?Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

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6

is…...

Six (6)


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6

In the state of Odisha, July 30 has been designated as the ‘___ Dibasa’.

The hashtags - #____Dibasa & #WeWontGiveItBack, created on the

occasion, became huge hit among the Odiyas.

Just fill in the blank with something-very-sweet for which the

neighbouring states of WB and Odisha are fighting pretty bitterly for the last

few years. Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata

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7

is…...

Rosogolla


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7

History was made at 9.26 a.m. on 22nd June, 2016 when a 44-metre tall object, started it’s journey. Apart from helping the Indian

government, it also served several international companies from

Indonesia, Canada, Germany and the USA, including Google’s Terra

Bella Division.What is being talked about?


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India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites


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8

Audience Question

How do you connect both the gentlemen in the pic. with an arena for a particular sport, played in the

traditional format?


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Aud

is…...

Dangal


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Aud

Scores Please!!!!!

Round2

A/V Round• 8 questions. (Anti-Clockwise)• Traditional format.• Flat scoring of 10 points.• Half points, if any, is totally

QM’s discretion.

The song titled ‘Black Superman’, released in 1975, is a tribute to

whom?


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Md. Ali


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1

As of June 2016, over 106 million copies had been sold, thereby making it the best-selling PC

game to date. Just name it.


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2

is…...

Minecraft


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2

This is Blake Shelton singing live his hit country song - ‘Friends’.

Where have you recently ‘seen’ this song?


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3

is…...

The Angry Birds Movie


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3

This particular scene from the movie Har Har Byomkesh is a

tribute to another very popular bengali movie of yesteryears.

Identify the earlier movie.


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4

is…...

Joy Baba Felunath


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4

Why did this horrific accident, which took place more than 40

years ago, came into news in the recent months?


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5

is…...


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5The Gerua-Plane in the movie Dilwale

This popular 5-a-side game is said to be the

Twenty20 version of football.Name the game.


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is…...

Futsal


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Identify the singer of this song from the 2015 movie ‘Meeruthia Gangster’.

(This non-singer, who is very popular in some other field, agreed to sing this song

because of his deep rooted connection with Meerut.)


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7

is…...

Suresh Raina


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7

Match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the ICC U-19 World Cup,

2016…..something strange happened just 3 balls later in that

same over.What?


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8

is…...

Left-handed bowler Kamindu Mendis started to bowl right handed in the same over


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Audience Question

Whom was Sonu Nigam impersonating?


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Aud

is…...

Kumar Sanu


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Aud

Scores Please!!!!!

Round3


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Topics

Internet Kolkata Heritage

Complete The

List

Controversy

Chronology Sports

Popular Culture

Geography Sid’s Choice

Safety Slide

Find a connection

between these two

2016-google

doodles.


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Second Sunday of May

Third Sunday of June

“Internet”

is…...

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day


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“Internet”

Which recent ‘appointment’ ellicited such vicious response

from the netizens?


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“Controversy”

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Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan was appointed as the Chairman of NIFT


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“Controversy”

Noted palaentologist Mary Anning contributed greatly to the study of prehistoric zoological species. She

was usually seen around the seashores collecting specimens. How is she remembered in the

popular culture?(vis – next slide)


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“Popular Culture”


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She Sells Sea Shells…..


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What is being explained by this chronological progression?


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b XV

“Chronology”

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Naming of Mt. Everest


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“Chronology”

During the IPL-2016 matches involving Mumbai Indians, the on-field umpires carried an extra bail for a particular reason. Though it

was not needed in all the MI matches, it helped immensely to

protect the costly LED bails, when used.

For what apparently-strange but practical reason, umpires carried

that extra bail? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata

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“Sports”

is…...

K. Pollard used to mark his crease with that bail


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“Sports”

As the Mayor of Calcutta Corporation, Netaji Subhash

Chandra Bose originally planned the ‘Congress House’ and the foundation

stone was laid by Rabindranath Tagore. But, disappearance of Netaji stopped the construction work and

after independence Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy had to step in to complete the construction.

How do we presently know this building better? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

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“Kolkata Heritage”

is…...

Mahajati Sadan


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“Kolkata Heritage”

According to meteorologists, two ‘kids’ – a little boy and a little girl,

are majorly influencing the weather patterns all across the globe,

including India.Which ‘kids’ are being talked

about?


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“Geography”

is…...

El Nino & La Nina


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Next in line is Kyant, followed by Nada, Vardah and Asiri.

Which is the last one, till date, in this dreaded list?


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“Complete the List”

is…...

Roanu


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“Complete the List”

LIVE question


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“Sid’s Choice”

is…...

Jacket


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“Sid’s Choice”

Scores Please!!!!!

Round4

Buzzinga!!!!• 9 questions. • Follow the ESPERANZA while answering.

The first answer will start with E, 2nd with S and so on.

• Flat scoring of +10/-5 points.

Created by a Polish ophthalmologist, which

internationally recognised language literally means ‘one who

hopes’?


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Esperanto


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The great Scottish king Robert Bruce was once

defeated by the English and driven out of his kingdom.

The heartbroken king sought refuge in a small dark cave. The incidents,

which happened thereafter, filled him with new hope and

courage. ‘Who’ taught him a valuable lesson of life that eventually

motivated him to win the battle?


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is…...

Spider


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The ‘new hope’ of Indian gymnastics, Dipa Karmakar is one

of the five gymnasts ever to perform this ‘vault of death’

successfully.What is the name of this ‘vault’?


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Produnova Vault / Produnova


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This particular experiment was conducted in the hope of breaking

new grounds in the study of physics.

What has been discovered as a result of this experiment?


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Electron


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As a ‘symbol of hope’, International Olympic Committee has decided to introduce a new team in Rio-2016

comprising 10 athletes, chosen from more than hundreds of

hopeful candidates. What is so special about this new

team which has athletes from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Congo and

Syria?(vis – next slide) Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,

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Refugee


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This pic. symbolically represents the title of the autobiography of a person who always inspired others to scale newer heights and reach for the sky.

Who?


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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam


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This former model became the youngest recipient of India’s highest peacetime award for bravery - the Ashok Chakra, because of her inspirational

activities in a foreign land just two days before her 23rd birthday in

1986. Just name her.(vis – next slide)


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Neerja Bhanot / Neerja


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In 1948, what was introduced for the first time by the concerned

authority, in a hope to tackle high no. of injuries and deaths of

people, especially the children and the older generation?


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Zebra Crossing


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The female singer of this Indo-Aussie melodious venture is

somewhat connected with the theme of Franco Fiesta 2016.

Identify her.


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Asha Bhonsle


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