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AsKQAnce 2015Junior College &

Inter-College Quiz Prelims

QMs – Sai Ganesh, Varun Shenoy & Sohan Maheshwar

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Which is the first animal to be listed in the

Oxford English Dictionary?

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Aardvark

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The Sequel to the 1868 book, revolves around a group of young orphans who are students at a

school run by two characters from the 1868 book- Jo March and her husband, Professor Friedrich.

The next book [i.e. 3rd book]was called “Jo's Boys” and features the orphans as adults and shows how

their lives changed as a result of interacting with the March family.

Identify the original 1868 novel.

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Little Women - > Little Men - > Jo’s Boys

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After Suni passed away last year, efforts have been on to get either Fatu [15] and

Najin [25] to mate with X [named after the African country he was born in].

Identify X and explain the situation.

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Sudan – the last surviving male White Rhino

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This British writer died on St.George’s day in 1616(it was also his 52nd Birthday). Therefore, in

certain parts of Britain both the occasions are commemorated on the same day.

Identify the writer.

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William Shakespeare

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Id the chap standing next to England bowling coach Otis Gibson, bowling at the Lord’s nets

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Arjun Tendulkar

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What word was chosen by Oxford Dictionary as the 2014 word of the

year, meaning “to suck on an electronic cigarette”?

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Vape

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Term was first coined in the “Global Economics View“ by Citibank, 6th Feb’12. By Willem Buiter & Ebrahim Rahbari.

First, we raise our estimate of the likelihood of ___X___ to 50% over the next 18 months from earlier estimates of ours which put it at 25-30%.

Second, we argue that the implications of ____X___ for the rest of .. the world would be negative, but moderate, as exit fear contagion

would likely be contained by policy action.

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Grexit [Greek exit from the EA]

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List of EPL Winners:• Manchester United• Manchester City• Arsenal• Chelsea

And which other club?

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Blackburn Rovers

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The good doctor once famously said:“The stage lost a fine actor, even as

science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.”

Who about whom?

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Watson on Holmes

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Which New York-born Indian model / actress acted in the recent Jason Statham-Jude Law-Melissa McCarthy action-comedy starrer - Spy?

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Nargis Fakhri

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The name ‘Helvetia’ is used to describe the

female personification

of which country?

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Switzerland

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Who is seen here posing with an Indian jawan somewhere in the eastern sector after taking over as Army chief in 1969?

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Sam ‘Bahadur’ Manekshaw

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This movie holds the Guinness World Record for the largest poster of all time(over 50,000 feet).

Identify the movie

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Name the third largest city of Scotland that had the

nicknames Granite City or Grey City, since granite was the backbone of its industry for 300 years,

before oil was discovered in mid-20th Century and

the city was later nicknamed as the Oil

Capital of Europe or the Energy Capital of Europe.

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Aberdeen

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The Gho is a knee-length robe tied at the waist by a cloth belt known as the kera, and is the

traditional and national dress for men in which Asian country?

The government requires all men to wear the gho if they work in a government office or

school. Men are also required to wear the Gho on formal occasions.

Which country?

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Bhutan

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This activity was created and is owned by Colombian dancer

and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Contrary to popular belief that

it is a generic name for the activity, it is actually a

trademark owned by him.What?

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Zumba

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After whom is this type of pushup named?17

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In 1883 a printer working on a telephone directory ran out of

white paper and used a different paper instead.

What resulted thus?

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What French word for buttonhole is used to describe the flower on the suit seen on grooms

during weddings?

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Boutonnière

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India grew rapidly in the 1950s, and in the late 1950s the Planning Commission started to face

a shortage in quality manpower in a large number of public sector enterprises especially

in the industrial policy. The Planning Commission in 1959 invited

Professor George Robbins of the University of California to help on this matter.

What resulted from his recommendations?

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Government set up IIMs

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What word, during Roman times, was used for ‘commander’, and was a title conferred on a victorious

general in the Republic and on the emperor in the Empire? The word was used for the title of this character in a recent

movie. Identify the word and the movie.

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Imperator

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Known as the Unicorn of the Sea, this is one of two living species of whale in the Monodontidae family, along with

the Beluga Whale. It is distinguished by a long, straight, helical tusk, which is

actually an elongated upper left canine. Identify the animal.

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Narwhal

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One of the best preserved buildings in the world, a 2,000-year-old testament to the

immense power and wealth of an empire.Identify the famous landmark.

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Plan

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Interior

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Exterior

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Pantheon, Rome

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Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany is famous for a play that used to be performed every 10 years since 1634.

This is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region

they would perform a passion play every ten yearsThe 2010 performance involved over 2000 actors, singers, instrumentalists

and technicians, all residents of the village.What is the subject of this play?

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Passion [of Christ]

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Which country dropped posters & leaflets such as these during

the WWII?

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Japan

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Identify.(Performed by London Philharmonic orchestra)

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Mario

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What does this map depict?27

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Military camouflages from across the world

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In December 2014, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping visited the city of Macau for the 15th

anniversary of its return to China. It was a rainy day and all the visitors attending were drenched

and not allowed to use an umbrella. One of the many faux reasons given included “it

is too windy to safely unfurl an umbrella.” What was the real reason?

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Because of symbolism attached to the umbrella during the Hong Kong democracy protests(aka

The Umbrella movement)

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Name the Comic

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Identify the deity30

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Shani

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