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Department of
English
Quiz Finals
Rounds
1: Current Affairs
2: Literature
3: Visual
4: BumbleBee
5: Audio
6: Rapid Fire
GROUND RULES
Two in a team
No prompting of answers
Using electronic gadgets is prohibited
Carry a sheet of paper and pen with you
I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
CURRENT AFFAIRS
ROUND 1
RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 10 POINTS AND PASSED QUESTION WILL CARRY 5
POINTS
★ IF THE TEAM FAILS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE QUESTION WILL BE
PASSED
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
Question: 1
X was born on September 23, 63 BC and was the grand
nephew of Julius Caesar. X went on become the first
emperor of the Roman empire. He also introduced the
concept of sharing administrative tasks with elected
consuls. Identify X
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Question 2:
The Beatles release _________
was an instant commercial
success, but is today best
remembered for its iconic cover
(inset). Identify this famous
album by the English rock
band.
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Question: 3
Greta Thunberg is the 16-year-old Swedish ‘X’ activist, and
three other young crusaders have sought UN action against
‘X’ change and asked for a world without toxic emissions.
What is ‘X’ here?
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ANSWER: CLIMATE
Question 4:
He is known as the ‘waterman of India’. He founded Tarun
Bharat Sanghi, an NGO based in the village hori-Bhikampura
in Thanagazi tehsil. The NGO has been instrumental in fighting
the slow bureaucracy, mining lobby and helping villagers take
charge of water management in their semi-arid area. Identify
this person.
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Question 5:
It’s fair to say that with the release of the latest series of HBO’s
Game Of Thrones and another instalment from Marvel’s
Cinematic Universe, Avenger : Endgame, the “spoiler” has
never had so much power. ‘X’ and ‘Y’ have become no-go
areas for those yet to watch them, while various guides are
offering help on how to live “spoiler-free” online.
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Audience Question:
‘X’ , a senior medical student with a passion for old English
motorcycles and football, is heartbroken when his girlfriend is
forced to marry another man. Already struggling with anger
issues, he falls into a self-destructive spiral.
Who is ‘X’
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Answer:
LITERATURE
ROUND 2
RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE ANTI-CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 20 POINTS AND PASSED QUESTION WILL CARRY 10
POINTS
★ IF THE TEAM FAILS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE QUESTION WILL BE
PASSED
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
QUESTION 1:
● He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education".
● His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children
how to spell and read, secularizing their education.
● According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the
nation-state".
● His name became synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, which
was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English
Language.
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Question 2:
● Although X originally wrote this book mostly for his followers, it grew in
popularity. From the royalties, X was able to afford a Mercedes automobile
while still imprisoned,
● X accumulated a tax debt of 405,500 Reichsmark (about US$ 8 million today,
or €6 million) from the sale of about 240,000 copies by 1933.
● The book was in high demand in libraries and often reviewed and quoted in
other publications.
● By the end of the war, about 10 million copies of the book had been sold or
distributed
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Question 3:
When Mrs. Frederick C. Littles second son arrived, everybody
noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse.
Quote from which book?
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Question 4:
Dr. Joseph Bell was a doctor in Victorian England. He had a
habit of asking his patients a lot of questions about
themselves, as well as making observations regarding them.
He served as an inspiration for one of his students to create
a famous character. Who was the student? Also, which
character was inspired by Dr. Bell?
Both answers are required!
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Question 5:
Fill in the blanks: Letter from Rev. W.V. Audry to his son:
“ Dear Christopher, here is your friend ______, ___ ____ ______.
He wanted to come out of his station-yard and see the
world.These stories tell you how he did it.I hope you will like
them because you helped me to make them.
Your Loving Daddy”
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ANSWER:
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
Audience question
Who wrote the original Panchatantra
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ANSWER:
VISHNU SHARMA
VISUALS
ROUND 3
RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS IS OPEN TO ALL
★ 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THE ANSWERS IN SHEET OF A
PAPER
★ CORRECT ANSWER WILL GIVE YOU 30 POINTS
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
Question 1: Identify the book and the
person who forwarded
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Question 2: What is the significance of
this book?
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ANSWER:
FIRST PRODUCT SOLD ON AMAZON.COM
Question 3: Connect to an Author
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Question 4: Connect
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Question 5: What is unique about this
book?
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ANSWER:
ALL 200 PAGES IN THE BOOK ARE BLANK
Audience Question:
Google Doodle dedicated to whom?
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ANSWER:
BUMBLEBEE
ROUND 4
RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 20 POINTS
★ NEGATIVES WILL BE HALF OF THE STAKE
★ IT’S MCQ SO DON’T ASK ME FOR PASS
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
Question 1: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Sepulchral
B)Sepalchrl
C) Sepilchrle
D)Sepalchrul
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ANSWER:
A)Sepulchral
B)Sepalchrl
C) Sepilchrle
D)Sepalchrul
Question 2: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Adultarate
B)Adeldurate
C)Adulterat
D)Adulterate
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ANSWER:
A)Adultarate
B)Adeldurate
C)Adulterat
D)Adulterate
Question 3: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Klepptomania
B) Klaptomania
C) Kleptomania
D)Kleptemania
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ANSWER:
A)Klepptomania
B) Klaptomania
C) Kleptomania
D)Kleptemania
Question 4: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Accommodation
B)Acommodation
C)Accomodaton
D)Acomodation
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ANSWER:
A)Accommodation
B)Acommodation
C)Accomodaton
D)Acomodation
Question 5: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A) Treachrous
B) Trecherous
C) Trechearous
D) Treacherous
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ANSWER:
A) Treachrous
B) Trecherous
C) Trechearous
D) Treacherous
Audience Question: Choose the Correct
Spelling!
A)Enterpreneur
B) Entrepreneur
C) Entreorenure
D) Enterprenure
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Audience Answer:
A)Enterpreneur
B) Entrepreneur
C) Entreorenure
D) Enterprenure
AUDIO
ROUND 5
RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS IS OPEN TO ALL
★ 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THE ANSWERS IN A SHEET OF
PAPER
★ CORRECT ANSWER WILL GIVE YOU 50 POINTS
★ AUDIO WILL BE ONLY PLAYED ONCE
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL
Question: 1 - Identify the movie
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Question: 2 - Identify this personality
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Question : 3 - Identify this personality &
the event
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Question : 4 - Identify the Voice and
Movie
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Question : 5 - Identify this personality
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