This is the prelims of the Open General Quiz organised by the BROCA Quizzing Section of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital(CNMCH) under the aegis of AGON 2k23.

2. BROCA
Quizzing Section
CNMCH
Presents
President: SIDHARTHA DEY
Vice President: SUBHAM BISWAS
Treasurer: ADITYA NARAYAN DUBEY

3. PRELIMS

4. Rules
1. The prelims consists of 20 questions.
2. Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 are star marked.
3. Star marked questions will decide the prevalence in case of a
tie.
4. Each question will be there for 30 seconds, once it’s displayed
on the screen.
5. Correct answer gives you a +1, no negative marking, so throw
in your guesses.
6. Googling is bad.
7. QMs decision is final.

5. Q1-10: QM Sidhartha Dey

6. Q1.
The given image is a popular meme template featuring
Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s a still from a 2012 American movie
about a freed black slave who trains under a German bounty
hunter with the goal of reuniting with his wife.
Name the movie.

7. Q2.
Identify the woman in this Google doodle of this year’s June 18th.
Google did this to celebrate her 112th birthday.
She was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific
discipline. Her contributions in the field of science is immense
despite the gender bias prevalent at that time.

8. Q3.
X was a popular Indian rapper who was shot dead in his car on
29th of May last year.
Hip-hop fans have found this unfortunate event to have an an eerie
similarity with the assassination of another US rapper Y. Y was
also shot dead in his car in 7th Sept 1996.
Y also happens to be an inspiration of X.
Name X and Y.

9. Q4.
X was a Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the
author of Tirukkuṟaḷ which is a collection of couplets on ethics,
political and economic matters.
He recently came into news as PM Narendra Modi mentioned his
name in a speech addressing the Indian diaspora in France .
Modi also said that X’s statue will be installed in France. ID X

10. X Police used this template to warn citizens against traffic
accident.
Q5*

11. Q6.
The term X came into existence in 2010 to denote the practice of
parents publicizing sensitive content and information about their
children on internet platforms.
This term recently came into limelight thanks to a tweet by Assam
Police. ID X.

12. Q7.
Give the full name of the
protagonist the series is
based on, and the Scam
which is being denoted
in the title

13. The image given is from a movie released this year. It’s
based on the life of a boxer who was an Olympic gold
medalist and a 2 time world heavyweight champion.
He is known more for his iconic comeback.
Name the boxer.
Q8.

14. Built by King Suryavarman II in 12th century as a temple dedicated to Hindu god
Vishnu, it was latter converted into a Buddhist temple.
ID the famous temple. Image only as hint
Q9.

15. Q10*.
Find the common term.

16. Q11-20: QM Subham Biswas

17. Q11.
The word “salary” comes from the Latin word sal, for ____. Historically,
the commodity value came from its ability to preserve food.
In Africa it was used as a currency, south of Sahara, and slabs of it were
used as coins in Abyssinia, thereby what many think led to financial
meaning of the word salary.
FITB with the commodity which finds use in every household.

18. Q12.
While in a particular field, the significance of ______ is that it can be
used both offensively and defensively, if used by somebody upon you can
floor you; while in another field, it immunes you from something, thereby
lifting your spirits up.
Either way you might face it if you let your guard down; it does scare a
lot of grown ups, and many wouldn’t want to face it even for once in their
lifetime even though it means fighting for their dear lives.
FITB.

19. Q13.
It is one of the new metric prefix to express the world’s largest
measurement, added to the SI units recently, for the first time in more
than three decades, prompted by an ever growing amount of data.
It implies 1 followed by 30 zeros.
It has the same name as the capital of the Balochistan province and well
known for the numerous fruit orchards in and around the city. What’s the
metric prefix known as?

20. Q14.
The article of clothing ____ was actually designed by a French automobile
engineer and clothing designer named Louis Reard on 5 July 1946. He
named it after a nuclear test site in the _______ Islands archipelagos in the
Pacific Ocean as he hoped that his clothing revealing style would create an
explosive commercial and cultural reaction similar to the explosion on the
island.
For full marks, we need the clothing and the Island being referenced to here.

21. Q15.*
In the film “The Dark Knight Rises”, the last scene contains a heart
touching eulogy to the protagonist which goes as follows:
“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss; I see
the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful; prosperous and
happy;....”
This lines happen to have been taken from a great piece of literary work,
by a very famous novelist.
For the full point, give me the name of the novel and the novelist.

22. Q16.
Set near Ganga in UP, ____ has been making percussion instruments for
centuries happens to be a big supplier of Dholak, Mridangam and other
percussion instruments in India and across world, in more than 30
countries, for a turnover of 150 crore.
The business thrives here thanks mainly to the abundance of mango wood
from the thousands of orchards, and it’s the mangoes(aam) that the town
is best known for and hence named after it.
FITB.

23. Q17.
At the 71st Academy Awards in ‘98, the film “Shakespeare in Love” scored a
few shocking wins. Among them is X, who won a Best Supporting
Actor(female) Oscar for the film, despite having just 8 minutes of screen
time.
A 8 time Academy award nominee in an acting career spanning 6 decades,
she played the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the John Madden film that won 7
academy awards.
ID the renowned figure, whom you all can also relate being close to a certain
number 7.

24. Q18.
Scientists long assumed that insects could not acquire immunity because they
lack antibodies.
One scientist understood that insects could acquire immunity and pass it to
offsprings, they recently developed a prophylactic vax that protects X from
the American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterium that can wipe out colonies
if X.
It also happens to be the first vaccine approved by the USFDA for any insect
in US. ID X.

25. Q19.
African bush, African Forest and Asian happens to be the only 3
surviving varieties of a certain mammal.
The mammal in context happens to be a part of many movies and
documentaries over the years, and recently such a documentary, with
an Indian connect, made waves at the 95th Academy awards.
Which mammal are we talking about?

26. Q20.*
This is all about Wimbledon 2023 Women’s finals, where an unseeded
player went on to win the finals. To celebrate this unique feat, a particular
headline was issued on TOI the next day. What was the headline?

27. And Special Thanks Goes To:
Sidhartha Dey (President)
Subham Biswas(Vice President)
Aditya Narayan Dubey(Treasurer)
For the questions in the PRELIMS and FINALS as
well

28. And Special Thanks Goes To:
Ankit Pan (Timekeeper)
And another beautiful soul...
For the helping hand in the better organisation of the
event:))

29. ANSWERS

30. Q1.
The given image is a popular meme template featuring
Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s a still from a 2012 American movie
about a freed black slave who trains under a German bounty
hunter with the goal of reuniting with his wife.
Name the movie.

31. A1.
Django Unchained

32. Q2.
Identify the woman in this Google doodle of this year’s June 18th.
Google did this to celebrate her 112th birthday.
She was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific
discipline. Her contributions in the field of science is immense
despite the gender bias prevalent at that time.

33. A2.

34. Q3.
X was a popular Indian rapper who was shot dead in his car on
29th of May last year.
Hip-hop fans have found this unfortunate event to have an an eerie
similarity with the assassination of another US rapper Y. Y was
also shot dead in his car in 7th Sept 1996.
Y also happens to be an inspiration of X.
Name X and Y.

35. Ans 3.
X- Sidhu Moose Wala
Y-Tupac Shakur

36. Q4.
X was a Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the
author of Tirukkuṟaḷ which is a collection of couplets on ethics,
political and economic matters.
He recently came into news as PM Narendra Modi mentioned his
name in a speech addressing the Indian diaspora in France .
Modi also said that X’s statue will be installed in France. ID X

37. Ans 4.
Thiruvalluvar

38. X Police used this template to warn citizens against traffic
accident.
Q5*

39. A5.

40. Q6.
The term X came into existence in 2010 to denote the practice of
parents publicizing sensitive content and information about their
children on internet platforms.
This term recently came into limelight thanks to a tweet by Assam
Police. ID X.

41. A6.
Sharenting

42. Q7.
Give the full name of the
protagonist the series is
based on, and the Scam
which is being denoted
in the title

43. A7.
Abdul Karim Telgi
Stamp Paper Scam

44. The image given is from a movie released this year. It’s
based on the life of a boxer who was an Olympic gold
medalist and a 2 time world heavyweight champion.
He is known more for his iconic comeback.
Name the boxer.
Q8.

45. A8.
George Foreman

46. Built by King Suryavarman II in 12th century as a temple dedicated to Hindu god
Vishnu, it was latter converted into a Buddhist temple.
ID the famous temple. Image only as hint
Q9.

47. A9.
Angkor Wat

48. Q10*.
Find the common term.

49. A10.
Proboscis
[Proboscis Monkey, Proboscis in insects, Proboscis lateralis (developmental
anomaly)]

50. Q11.
The word “salary” comes from the Latin word sal, for ____. Historically,
the commodity value came from its ability to preserve food.
In Africa it was used as a currency, south of Sahara, and slabs of it were
used as coins in Abyssinia, thereby what many think led to financial
meaning of the word salary.
FITB with the commodity which finds use in every household.

51. A11.
Salt

52. Q12.
While in a particular field, the significance of ______ is that it can be
used both offensively and defensively, if used by somebody upon you can
floor you; while in another field, it immunes you from something, thereby
lifting your spirits up.
Either way you might face it if you let your guard down; it does scare a
lot of grown ups, and many wouldn’t want to face it even for once in their
lifetime even though it means fighting for their dear lives.
FITB.

53. A12.
Jab

54. Q13.
It is one of the new metric prefix to express the world’s largest
measurement, added to the SI units recently, for the first time in more
than three decades, prompted by an ever growing amount of data.
It implies 1 followed by 30 zeros.
It has the same name as the capital of the Balochistan province and well
known for the numerous fruit orchards in and around the city. What’s the
metric prefix known as?

55. A13.
Quetta

56. Q14.
The article of clothing ____ was actually designed by a French automobile
engineer and clothing designer named Louis Reard on 5 July 1946. He
named it after a nuclear test site in the _______ Islands archipelagos in the
Pacific Ocean as he hoped that his clothing revealing style would create an
explosive commercial and cultural reaction similar to the explosion on the
island.
For full marks, we need the clothing and the Island being referenced to here.

57. A14.
Bikini
Marshall Island/ Bikini Atoll

58. Q15.*
In the film “The Dark Knight Rises”, the last scene contains a heart
touching eulogy to the protagonist which goes as follows:
“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss; I see
the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful; prosperous and
happy;....”
This lines happen to have been taken from a great piece of literary work,
by a very famous novelist.
For the full point, give me the name of the novel and the novelist.

59. A15.
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens

60. Q16.
Set near Ganga in UP, ____ has been making percussion instruments for
centuries happens to be a big supplier of Dholak, Mridangam and other
percussion instruments in India and across world, in more than 30
countries, for a turnover of 150 crore.
The business thrives here thanks mainly to the abundance of mango wood
from the thousands of orchards, and it’s the mangoes(aam) that the town
is best known for and hence named after it.
FITB.

61. A16.
Amroha

62. Q17.
At the 71st Academy Awards in ‘98, the film “Shakespeare in Love” scored a
few shocking wins. Among them is X, who won a Best Supporting
Actor(female) Oscar for the film, despite having just 8 minutes of screen
time.
A 8 time Academy award nominee in an acting career spanning 6 decades,
she played the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the John Madden film that won 7
academy awards.
ID the renowned figure, whom you all can also relate being close to a certain
number 7.

63. A17.
Dame Judi Dench (certain number 7 is 007, shaken?)

64. Q18.
Scientists long assumed that insects could not acquire immunity because they
lack antibodies.
One scientist understood that insects could acquire immunity and pass it to
offsprings, they recently developed a prophylactic vax that protects X from
the American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterium that can wipe out colonies
if X.
It also happens to be the first vaccine approved by the USFDA for any insect
in US. ID X.

65. A18.
Honeybees

66. Q19.
African bush, African Forest and Asian happens to be the only 3
surviving varieties of a certain mammal.
The mammal in context happens to be a part of many movies and
documentaries over the years, and recently such a documentary, with
an Indian connect, made waves at the 95th Academy awards.
Which mammal are we talking about?

67. A19.
Elephant
(The Elephant Diaries, Indian connect:))

68. Q20.*
This is all about Wimbledon 2023 Women’s finals, where an unseeded
player went on to win the finals. To celebrate this unique feat, a particular
headline was issued on TOI the next day. What was the headline?

69. A20.
Marketable ( from Marketa of Marketa Vondrousova)

70. The End