April Quiz Festival by BQC team
Date: 09/04/2023
Venue: Hazra, Kolkata
Researched and Hosted : Rudra Chakraborty ( B.Tech, MBA)
Quiz master: 8240419581
2. RULES
• Total 30Q’s with full pounce option (28 direct + 2 open pounce)
• Please don’t ask for clue also no blocking accepted
• Part marking is QM’s discretion
• +10 for Direct and Bonus
• +10/-5 For Pounce
• DRS (You can challenge QM) +20/-20
Let’s Start
3. Q1
• X- She was Femina Miss India in 1954 and was featured in the Vogue along with Maharani Gayatri
Devi in the list of "World's Ten Most Beautiful Women", a list she was continuously listed in from the
1950s to the 1960s. She is remembered for her stunning classical beauty and subtle acting style. She
was considered for the role of Rosie in Vijay Anand's Guide (1965), but the role required a trained
dancer, and so she lost out to Waheeda Rehman. She met Salvador Dalí in Grand-hotel Opera, Paris
where she posed for a painting of the Madonna.
• Y- was a pioneering Indian nuclear Physicist, Medical Scientist and Radiologist who helped to establish
the foundations of medical physics. He is better known for working under Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie,
for his post-doctoral thesis in Paris, his thesis covered ionization curve of alpha rays in pure gases
including Krypton and Xenon. Upon Curie's death in 1934, he was running her laboratory for a while in
France and pioneer in establishing up Radiology laboratory in India in 1938. During the World War II
years, the radon plant led to his bone marrow getting damaged and he developed artificial cancer due to
his over exposure to radium. Government of India selected him as Scientific director of UNESCO, during
1957 – 59.
• Y is father of X.
6. Q2.
• X and John Varvatos, creatives from the world of music
and fashion, respectively, met, they became fast friends –
discovering a shared love of tequila. Villa One launched in
2019 as their brainchild, along with master distiller Arturo
Fuentes, and was brought to life through a partnership
with Stoli Group. The entire ethos is rooted in the notion
that life is simply better when friends old and new come
together, one glass at a time. Or, to put it more simply,
"Life As It Should Be." Villa One has since gone on to win
Platinum at the SIP Awards ISC in 2020 in the Silver
category and Gold at the New Beverage Tasting Institute
in 2021 in the Añejo category.
• Who is X or Co-owner of Villa One the “godfather of
Tequila”?
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9. Q3. IDENTIFY THE COMPANY FROM VIRTUAL
AVATAR?
• My name is G·nusmas : “I’m from Nowus-129, a planet that is 100 million light
years away. It’s always fun and exciting there! So how did I end up on Earth?
Well, it all happened in a flash! I snuck into a spaceship, and I saw a button that
said, "DO NOT PRESS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES." How was I supposed
to know it was the launch button?”
12. 4.IDENTIFY BOTH
• It is the first of five versions of the painting, which X completed between 1813 and his
death in 1867. The work shows the renowned X sitting in his studio with his mistress,
Y(the baker), on his knee. His embrace reflects his affection and desire for her, while his
gaze towards his own artwork, his portrait of his mistress, indicates his love for art.
• Well, it's a theory X was brought down by excessive passion and X was destabilized by
too much action in bed for more than 20 times within 3 hours gap however scientific
description is he was succumbed to syphilis in 1520 after wooing with too many ladies,
though experts widely agree that he died of an infection.
15. Q5 IDENTIFY
• Real name: Abdul Hayee popularly known by his pen name X.
• He wrote “Main pal do pal ka shayar hoon, pal do pal meri kahani hai.
pal do pal meri hasti hai, pal do pal meri jawani hai
Mujse pahle kitne shayar aaye, aur kitne aakar chale gaye,
Kuch aahein bharkar laut gaye, kuch nagmein gakar chale gaye,
Woh bhi ek pal ka kissa the, main bhi ek pal ka kissa hoon
Kal tumse juda ho jaaonga, jo aaj tumhara hissa hoon”
• He insisted on being paid one rupee more than Lata Mangeshkar and this created a rift between
them also promoted his girlfriend, Sudha Malhotra's singing career. He also insisted that All India
Radio credit film song lyricists.
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18. Q6. • X was founded in 1889 and acquired legal status as
Public Company in 1960. Originally produced
handmade playing cards and also tried their luck in
various line of business but didn’t get much success
until 1985 for something very famous which became
famous among young age group in late 80’s and
throughout 90’s and later X made this their mascot
and even in 2023 there is so many user addicted to
their childhood nostalgia for X’s mascot.
• X and its staff have received awards including Emmy
Awards for Technology & Engineering & many other
also one of their subsidiary is HAL Laboratory.
• The name “X" is commonly assumed to mean "leave
luck to heaven“ but the assumption lacks historical
validation; it can alternatively be translated as "the
temple of free hanafuda“.
( Image: Headquarters of X , observe carefully)
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21. Q7. IDENTIFY X
Aatank Hi Aatank is a 1995 Indian action crime film written, edited and
directed by Dilip Shankar . The film was a box office failure. In 2000, the film
was dubbed into Tamil as Aandavan.
Synopsis:
Shiv Charan Sharma gets shot by goons hired by Pathan and Thakur. They
think that Munna (Rajnikant) will follow up on the drug deal if the father is
out of the picture. However, the father survives. At this point, Rohan (Aamir)
enters the picture with his girlfriend, Neha.
This movie is highly inspired by “X” one of the famous Hollywood movie of
1970’s also this is a rare flop from AAMIR khan during his initial days after
completing shooting AAMIR felt bad for his decision to act in such pathetic
directed movie by Shankar which is nothing but insult to an all-time
Hollywood classic.
X is a 70’s multi starrer Hollywood movie, the opening scene gives us
goosebump for mesmerizing acting skill.
24. Q 8 . A F T E R R E T I R E M E N T T H I S I N D I A N C R I C K E T E R R A N A K I N D E R G A R T E N S C H O O L W I T H
H I S W I F E I N B E H A L A , C A L C U T TA , C A L L E D S U N N Y P R E PA R AT O RY S C H O O L .
Born 12 December 1925
Kolhapur, British India
Died 17 March 1985 (aged 59)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting Right-handed
Bowling •Right-arm fast-medium
•Right-arm off-break
International information
National side •India
Test debut (cap 41) 12 December 1947 v Australia
Last Test 31 December 1958 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 31 133
Runs scored 1,229 5,377
Batting average 32.24 36.08
100s/50s 2/8 8/29
Top score 123 217
Balls bowled 5,994 26,221
Wickets 62 465
Bowling average 36.85 22.09
5 wickets in innings 3 31
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 7/159 7/26
Catches/stumpings 21/– 92/–
25. NO BLOG/SLIDE QUESTIONS BAD QUIZ
KAM SE KAM PURANA FUNDA TOH FRAME KARKE
APNE NAM PEY CHALAO (GET INSPIRED MAN)
27. Q9. IDENTIFY THE COMMON “X”
• X is a type of malware that typically gets hidden as an attachment in an email or a
free-to-download file, then transfers onto the user’s device. Once downloaded,
the malicious code will execute the task the attacker designed it for, such as gain
backdoor access to corporate systems, spy on users’ online activity, or steal
sensitive data.
• X involves claims of an alleged conspiracy that there was an organized attempt
to introduce an "Islamist" ethos into several schools in Birmingham, England.
• X is a book published in 1970 by John Keel. The book was reprinted in 1996 with
minor additions. It presents the results of Keel's research on UFOs and similar
phenomena.
• The ‘execution’ of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev marked the execution of a conspiracy code-
named X. (According to Allahabadi — as recalled by Kulwant)
• In regional politics often Left front and congress leaders claim that TMC in WB working as X of BJP
by dividing voters as per religious identification.
30. Q10. WHO IS HE?
• He is from the 1st Batch OF SRFTI (1996-2000) who earned Diploma in Film Direction and
Screenwriting.
• He used to write the monthly column "Uttam Madhyam" for Anandabazar Patrika, later Uttam
Madhyam pieces were collected as a book.
• He is known for peculiar idioms, playful jargon, Spoonerisms and reconstructs colloquial Bengali
phrases and expressions to formulate absurdist, humorous puns in most of his articles.
• Published books
• Ras Kosh Singara Bulbuli Mastak
• Ha Ha Hi Hi Ho Ho O Onyanyo
• Ugo Bugo Chouko Chugo
• Sondher Songe Casual Guley
36. Q12 ORGANIZATION/TEAM NAME
• UDMI RAM and his wife along with 22 other members formed a group called X in
Libaspur near sonipat during 1857 but it is unfortunate that our historians has never
highlighted them to the Indians. During 57 war against British govt they used to kill
British officers whoever used to pass from their village , they had killed almost 100
British officers during that time for few months and it was unknown to the British Govt
of Delhi when they cam to know Udmi RAM and wife Ratna devi were nailed on a tree
inside the village. It is said that Udmi Ram died on the 35th day with his palms and
legs tagged to the tree, while 22 other youths of the village were crushed under a
stone-made heavy road-roller. Now My question is how do we know this team of 24
heroes' of libaspur in the history or how they were known to the locals till date?
• CLUE: Sunny Deol starrer 1996 blockbuster Bollywood action movie name inspired from this
team name.
42. Q14 X & Y
• X is known for Jawharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, Bibhutibhushan
Bandopadhyay's Pather Panchali and Chander Pahar, Jibanananda Das's Rupasi
Bangla and Banalata Sen.
• When no one was helping X publised books by young poets like Naresh
Guha and Nirendranath Chakravarti.
• X Founded in 1943, Located at the famous book arcade of College Street,
Kolkata.
• Y worked as a visual designer in this X at the onset of his career and many of the
book covers designed by Y.
45. OPEN POUNCE: IDENTIFY APP NAME
• Version: 1.0
• Release Date: 2016-08-09
• Category: Casual
• Developer: IRCICI
• Compatibility: Requires Android 4.0 or later
• Origin: Bangladesh
• About the APP:
• One has to shuffled it and players need to pick up randomly and find. If one
becomes X , he has the authority to call Y and direct him to find out either Z or A.
• This is more about to act as a face-reader who can find out culprit by examining
their facial expression.
• Just identify XYZA and you will get the APP name.
48. Q15. IDENTIFY X & Y
• X was incorporated as a private limited company on October 22, 1955, in Madras
however it was first started in 1928.
• Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachari (1899–1974) was an Indian politician who served
as Finance Minister from 1956 to 1958 and from 1964 to 1966 founded X.
• X is an Indian business conglomerate with a presence across several segments of
industry including consumer durables, pharmaceuticals and supplements, bio-medical
devices, maps and atlases, consular visa services, virtual assistant services and health
care services.
• Y is the most famous Brand of X about Y, X says “From expert chefs to housewives or
bachelors who are still learning to cook Y is their best choice”.
51. Q16. IDENTIFY
• Project was proposed in 2008 but this project was delayed for nearly two years
and the project was completed in 2019.
• Salarpuria Sattva Group, Alcove Realty & Diamond Group along with MANI is part of
this project.
• Original project premises belongs to Maharaja of Darbhanga (daar-e-bongo).
• In 2013 ITC filled a case against this project which is currently pending in CHC
under GA Case No 2698 / 2013.
54. Q17.WHO IS HE?
• His family moved from Kholapur to Hubbali also known
as Hubli in Karnataka in 1917 facing tough time financially. X a teenager then
joined as a fitter in the railway workshop at Hubballi, for a salary of 8 annas (50
paise) per day, impressed by his hard work his salary was raised to 12 annas
per day. In the evenings he worked as a door keeper at NEW Deccan Cinema
Theatre at Hubballi. Though he was not paid for this job, he was allowed to
watch all movies free and developed passion for the movies. He learnt
photography and sign board painting in Hubballi. He said later that the first
time he touched camera he instantly connected to it.
• CLUE: He is Someone who will be known for correct number of human eyes for a human being but
unusual number of hands instead.
57. Q18. PUT FUNDA
• This Sculpture is
in Novosibirsk' Akademgorodok, Siberia, Russia . The bronze
figure is itself only 70 cm (27½”) high, but the total height of the
monument including the pedestal is 2.5 meters (98").
• The foundation stone of the monument was laid on June 1,
2012. The design for the mouse was the creation of
the Novosibirsk artist Andrey Kharkevich, who made more than
ten sketches before settling on a final design. It was from among
the different versions of the classic and stylized image animals
that a mouse was selected.
• As per Kharkevich “If you look closely at her eyes, you can see
that this mouse has already come up with something but joy,
"eureka!" have not sounded yet”.
What is the reason behind this mouse statue?
59. ANSWER
The mouse holds knitting needles in its paws and is shown knitting a double helix of DNA and this
called Monument to the laboratory mouse
Pays homage to the animals that lose their lives in the
name of science every year.
•
60. Q19.
In the image we can see Christoph Waltz is playing the role of Regus
Patoff Premiered on Prime, it is a thriller TV series “The Consultant”
based on the novel of the same name by Bentley Little.
Story: Regus Patoff, a mysterious consultant, comes to the rescue of
CompWare, a mobile gaming company, after the murder of its CEO, and
seemingly starts running the company.
Also,
NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that develops and operates
massively multiplayer online games in addition to making mobile
applications founded in 1999 did something very similar to the Prime
Webseries show after that stock has outperformed the Hang Seng
Index, which tracks the biggest companies listed in Hong Kong.
What is common between The consultant and Net dragon Websoft?
61. QM AMADAR QUIZ AY ASUK BANGLA QUESTION
KOI, ATA BENGAL , ENGLAND NA, LOCAL CHAI
62. ANSWER: AI ROBOT/HUMANOID AS CEO
• AI-powered virtual humanoid robot" named Tang Yu as the chief
executive of its subsidiary, Fujian NetDragon Websoft.
63. Q20. IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION
NAME
“WE DON’T NEED SPIDERMAN TO SAVE THE WORLD, JUST STAY AT
HOME”
During covid one organization X started this campaign, just identify X or whose awareness campaign?
66. Q21. IDENTIFY THE SONG
This is an Indian rock & roll Bollywood song, sung by Mohammed Rafi, composed by duo Shankar
Jaikishan, and with Hindi-Urdu lyrics by Shailendra. The song has been widely "remediated" in North
American circulation.
• It gained additional exposure through 1994 live performances of the song by Heavenly Ten Stems, an
American experimental indie rock band that was based in San Francisco.[2]
• The song appears in the opening credits of the 2001 movie Ghost World.
• The song was also used for Heineken's 2011 "The Date" commercial.
• In the 2014 video game Far Cry 4, by Ubisoft, the song is heard playing when the character storms the
main antagonist's fortress.
• In 2019 the song was covered by Olivia Jean on her album "Night Owl".
In the movie The psychedelic choreography was done by Herman Benjamin, who also sang the song as
picturized in the film. It was remade in Tamil as Naalai Unathu Naal .
72. Q23. IDENTIFY THE
COCKTAIL
This is an alcoholic cocktail containing vodka,
peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice.
It is an International Bartenders Association Official
Cocktail.
It is called WOO WOO without orange juice.
The alcohol-free variation is sometimes referred to
as safe X or Virgin X.
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81. Q26. NAME THE DRAWING AND FUNDA
• X is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490.
Inspired by the writings by an ancient Roman architect. The drawing depicts a nude man in two
superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in both a circle and square.
Described by the art historian Carmen C. Bambach as "justly ranked among the all-time iconic images
of Western civilization,“.
• This drawing was center for attraction in West Bengal mainly Kolkata and nearby areas during March-
April 2019 for a particular reason and citizen of Kolkata used to google about this drawing and wanted to
know everything related to it.
• Name of the drawing by da Vinci and What was the reason?
84. Q27.IDENTIFY THE MOVIE NAME
• Jackie and Tiger, one rare father son duo who worked in bolly superhero movies within the span
of almost 30 years time. In 2016 Tiger acted in the movie “A Flying Jatt” which was a Bollywood
disaster however 31 years ago in 1985 his father and father of many “ mera bacha hain tu” the
famous jaggu dada acted in another disastrous superhero character in a movie called “X” which
was the first 3D Hindi movie as you can see written on the banner.
• If Tiger = A Flying Jatt then, Jackie= ?
87. Q28. A P R I T Z K E R P R I Z E - W I N N I N G A R C H I T E C T C R E AT E D T H I S D U R I N G
T O K Y O O LY M P I C J A PA N G O V T. I N S TA L L E D T H E S E T O I L E T S I N P U B L I C
PA R K S W H AT I S S O U N I Q U E A B O U T T H E S E T O I L E T S ? ( P U T F U N D A )
89. ANSWER:
• When occupied and locked properly, the tinted glass toilet stalls become
frosted and opaque. When the door is unlocked, an electric current realigns
the crystals in the glass to allow more light to pass through, creating a
transparent effect. It will save time for the audience of several Olympic
events instead of knocking on the door they will easily understand
occupied or not.
90. LAST QUESTION: IDENTIFY THE MOVIE NAME
(T H I S I S J I S H U A N D S U B H A S H R E E S T A R R E R M O V I E R E L E A S E D I N 2 0 1 4 A N D D I R E C T E D B Y
A N J A N D U T T A N A M E D A F T E R O N E F A M O U S S O N G B Y A N J A N D U T T A H I M S E L F ) .
93. THANK YOU (GET WELL SOON)
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