School Quiz - Questions

General Knowledge

1) The headlines in England one day read,” The Gods are crying”. The next day in another part of the world the headline was “ They are just cleaning up the mess”. This was in reference to the incessant rain that day. What happened and where?
Ans: Hong Kong was handed over to China by England. Ist July, 1999

2) Born in Motihari in Bihar I celebrated my 100th birthday last year amid much fanfare. I am a noted author and one of my books include Coming Up for Air. (There are other more popular ones but I won’t give you those!). Who am I?
Ans: George Orwell

3) Hugo Weavings is the only actor to have acted in both the Matrix and LOTR trilogies. Great Achievement, anyway he played the role of Elron of Rivendall in The LOTR series. Whose role did he portray in the Matrix?
Ans: Agent Smith

4) The music band Deep Purple very recently came up with a song as a tribute to an Indian. Who was this internationally acclaimed Indian?
Ans: Kalpana Chawla. In the debris of the Challenger spacecraft, bits of Deep Purple’s CDs were found and Kalpana Chawla was a well known DP fan.

5) Arthur Morris very disappointedly remarked after a cricket match. “Yes I was there too. By the way I scored 194.” What event overshadowed his feat?
Ans: Don Bradman scored his famous last match duck!












Fast Bucks
1) This product was developed after the second world war. Actually someone came up with the bright idea of utilizing the unused tyres of the small airplanes. This by the way was shown on screen in the famous Gregory Peck movie, Roman Holiday. What product are we talking about?
Ans: Scooter

2) What term was coined by Don Hoeffler in 1971, writing in "Electronic News", describing the area around Sunnyvale and San Jose in California?
Ans-Silicon Valley

3) One of the first songs recorded by a now famous singer was the ad jingle, The Lifebuoy Soap jingle - Tandurusti Ki Raksha Karta Hai Lifebuoy, created by Lintas and directed by Stanley Pinto. Who was the singer?
Ans-Jagjit Singh

4) In which field of human enterprise was the 'marble' shaped invention of Hiram Codd, along with dozens of other contraptions, replaced by the 'crown' shaped invention of William Painter ?
Ans-The bottling of carbonated soft drinks

5) Which company's tag line is " Bullish on Life"?
Ans- DSP Merrill Lynch








Infinite Bounds
1)Last month Google put up their sale notice and they quoted a pecuiliar figure of $314285742.85. Why?
Ans: That is the no. we arrive at after taking pie to 12 places!!

2) Which extremely famous writer, when being asked to declare his assets, said, “I have nothing to declare except my genius.”?
Ans: Oscar Wilde

3) After the end of the Cremean War the metal from the Soviet Tanks were used for making a very particular item. What was it? (Hint: think of the armed forces)
Ans: Victoria Cross

4) In fiction, whose cigarettes were custom made Morlands, with three gold bands at the tip?(and has his martini shaken but not stirred)
Ans: The name’s bond. James Bond!!

5) A very famous personality, known for his versatility, has two Fonts named after him. They are “Ray Roman and Ray Bizarre”. In fact this person himself created the above two fonts. Name him.
Ans: Satyajit Ray



Music To The Ears
1) We’ve been singing that since time immemorial in the SPSv SVS matches. All you need to do is give me the name of the band or the singer.
Ans: The band is Queen and the lead singer is Fredie Mercury

2) Identify the group singing this famous song, Hotel California.
Ans: Eagles

3) Who are the two actors on whom this song was picturised.
Ans: PrabhuDeva & Nana Patekar.

4) That was absolutely moving. Who’s singing it?
Ans: Bhupen Hazarika

5) Sorry teachers we do most certainly need education unlike what the song would like us to believe. Could yopu tell me the group singing it?
Ans: Pink Floyd


















Pure Entertainment
1) This musician’s powerful guitar-playing regularly broke strings on his guitar. He would change the strings onstage, as the audience slowly clapped their hands. Because of this he earned the named Slowhand. Who am I talking about?
Ans: Eric Clapton

2) Which comic strip hero was created inspired by a character in Philip Wylie's 1930 sci-fi book "Gladiators"?
Ans: Superman

3) Which instrument literally means " made of clay " and is made out of a scooped out single block of wood , usually a neem tree or coconut?
Ans: Mridangam

4) Which Hollywood actress has an exceptional high IQ of 154 and is also a member of the organization for people with high IQ called Mensa?
Ans: Sharon Stone

5)Who was the dress designer of the movie Lagaan. She is also an Oscar winning dress designer.
Ans: Bhanu Athaiya



Its time to Play

1)Which country won the 1928 Los Angeles Olympics Football Gold medal? (Hint: think about footballing history)
Ans: Uruguay

2)Which Indian Cricketer has the dubious distinction of being the captain in one match and the 12th man in the very next?(Hint he captained India at a World Cup)
Ans: S. Venkataraghavan

3)Who was the first person to score a golden goal in a World Cup match? (if required it was at the ’98 world cup in a match against Paraguay)
Ans: Laurent Blanc

4)Australian cricketer Belinda Clarke is currently the only cricketer in the world to achieve a landmark - which no cricketer (in either mens or womens cricket has yet achieved. What?
Ans: Score a double century in One day cricket

5) In which is the referee or the one who controls the game is called the President?
Ans: Fencing













Shoot Them Down

Diseases
What was originally promoted as a medicine for patients suffering from Dyspepsia, an ailment affecting the digestive system?
Ans: Pepsi

British History
During World War II, this place in Britain was taken over as the headquarters of the Red Cross, the National Air Raid Precaution and Fire Service Departments. Where?
Ans:Wimbeldon

Beauty
Which cosmetics brand gets its name from a latin word meaning "White as snow"?
Ans: Nivea

Inventors
He invented soda water, and coined the name "rubber" because he found that it could erase pencil marks. He's best known for a "Life Producing" discovery. Name him, and his discovery.
Ans: Joseph Pristley

Leaders
Shiv Ratan Agarwal, the MD of Shivdeep Industries started of by making a product for soldiers to carry with them for days together. This company now controls a 70% share in the Indian market. Name the company.
Ans: Haldiram&Bikaji Snacks

On Your Marks
Team 1


1)In which novel did Feluda meet Jatayu for the first time?
Ans: Sonar Kella

2)Britain fought against America in the Falkland War. True or False?
Ans: False

3)Who was the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
Ans: Charles Lindburg

4)Bishop Desmond Tutu hails from which country?
Ans: South Africa
5)Spell: SCHIZOPHRENIA

Team 2

1)Whose directorial debut was Kal Ho Na Ho?
Ans: Nikhil Advani

2)In which game will you come across the term Birdie?
Ans: Golf

3)What was the name of Laxman’s wife? ( Laxman as in Ramayana)
Ans: Urmila

4)Where will you find the engraved faces of four American Presidents?
Ans: Mt. Rushmore
5)Spell: VICTUALS

Team 3

1)What is the Japanese Parliament called?
Ans: Diet

2)Kibbutz are farms found in Canada or Israel?
Ans: Israel

3)Who has scored the last goal in the World Cup of Football till now?
Ans: Ronaldo
4)Which Tintin character owned a film company called Cosmos?
Ans: Rastapopulous
5)Spell: TRINITROTOLUENE



Team 4

1)What is the name of the cricket ground in London other than Lords?
Ans: The Oval

2)What is 7.5% of 400, 30 or 45?
Ans: 30

3)What colour was the first Ford motor car?
Ans: Black

4)Who was the last Sultan of Delhi?
Ans: Ibrahim Lodhi
5)Spell: OPPROBRIOUS