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Rules
This quiz consists of three rounds.
They are:
1. LITTBOOST
2. LITTBUZZER
3. LITTFIRE
We will go into details for each round as they come around.
Discretion of the quizmaster in any case will be binding on the participants.
LITTSTART
This round, as the name suggests, gives a
jumpstart to this quiz.
This round shall have 10 questions, 2 for each
team.
+20 for right answer.
No negative marking
Questions not answered will be passed to the
next team in the line and so on.
+10 for right answer
No negative marking
Question No 1
In this self made billionaire’s series of novel, the protagonist of the novel series called this
character “The bravest man I ever knew”.
Name the character he/she talks about.
Question 2
Dan Brown was a pop singer and songwriter before becoming a novelist.
Dan Brown's 1994 CD, Angels and Demons used the same am bigram which would later be
used in the book of the same name.
This am bigram was designed by graphic designer John __________ . Dan thanked him by
naming protagonist in his honor.
The blank represent a part of that name. What was it?
Question 3
Gary J Bass wrote a very famous non-fiction “BLOOD TELEGRAM”about an event of very high
importance in our South Asia.
This book takes name from an historical telegram sent by Archer Blood who was posted in
Dhaka then.
What event are we talking about?
Question 4
R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer
Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South
Indian town of Malgudi.
His novel “The Guide” which was also made into a movie by the same name won one of
the highest awards in the field of literature in India.
Name that Award.
Question 5
Bestselling British author ___________, an avid follower of cricket and a big fan of the late
Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, conducted an auction on behalf of the
Pataudi Trust to raise money for the blind in India.
He was also a MP in Britain.
Name this Mystery and Thriller Novelist?
Question 6
This English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose,
awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic
socialism.
He was born in Champaran, Bihar.
Name this very famous English Author?
Question 7
A Nobel leaurate has been credited with national anthems of two countries.
He is only one of that repute.
Name those two countries who use his composition as their National Anthems.
Question 8
The 2012 Jaipur Literary festival was held from 20–24 January, with the talk show host Oprah
Winfrey and author “X” among the names announced in advance. “X” later cancelled,
and indeed cancelled his complete tour of India citing possible threats to his life as the
primary reason.
Name this famous English Author.
Question 9
During The Emergency, Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a gathering of one lakh
people at the Ramlila Grounds and recited this poet’s famous poem: Singhasan KhaaliKaro Ke Janata Aaati Hai (Devanagari: ससिंहासन खाली करो कक जनता आती है; "Vacate the
throne, for the people are coming").
Name the poet.
Question 10
This Amazon company and "social cataloging" website was founded in December 2006
and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur,
and Elizabeth Chandler. The website allows individuals to freely search its extensive user-
populated database of books, annotations, and reviews.
Name the Website.
LITTBUZZER
This round as the name
suggest is a buzzer round.
+20 for correct answer
-5 for wrong answer.
No passing is allowed in this
round.
Question 1
In the Gupta Age, Varahmihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita.
On which subject was this a treatise on?
Question 4
“Jo rahim uttam prakirti ka kari sakat kusang!
Chandan vish vyapat nahi lipte rahat bhujang”-
What is the full name of the poet of this doha?
Question 5
I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and
collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was
hurricane.”
Who wrote these lines?
Mention the novel and the author.
LITTFIRE
This is a team based round.
3 questions to each team
+20 for each correct.
No negative marking.
No passing is allowed.
Question 1
Who was told “ Beware of Ides of March”?
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caeser
Mark Anthony
Cleopatra
Question 1
Holmes never falls in love - but he does admire one woman.
To Holmes who is always the woman?