Screen Time
This film marked the first on screen collaboration between Amitabh and Abishek Bachan. Name the film.
Bunty Aur Babli
After nearly 160 years, this US president is still the tallest in the country’s history. Name this President.
Abraham Lincoln
This famous author has written 66 detective novels and 14 short stories. An additional 6 romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Name the author.
Agatha Christie
This Indian captain led his team to victory in the 2011 cricket World Cup. Name that player
Dhoni
In geometry, this proof describes the relationship between the three sides of a right angled triangle.
Pythagoras' theorem
This Hollywood actor won his first Academy Award the same night he slapped a presenter on stage. Name the actor, the presenter and the film he won an award for.
Will Smith, Chris Rock, King Richard
This continent holds nearly 150 of the 1500 volcanoes on Earth. However they are all considered extinct/dormant with the most recent eruptions dating back 5000 years - Name the continent
Australia
The renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a member of prominent literary movement. Name the movement.
Progressive Writers' Movement of India/ Progressive Writers' Association/ Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind / Akhil Bhartiya Pragatishil Lekhak Sangh
In cricket this term is used to describe a delivery that reaches the batsman without bouncing on the pitch. What is this term?
Full Toss
Since 1956, Pakistan has had 14 elected presidents with the current president being Asif Ali Zardari. Name the first three.
Iskander Mirza, Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan
This 1984 sci-fi film is the first to feature this iconic character from the future. Despite having only 21 lines, much of his dialogue has attained iconic status. Name the film or character
The Terminator
Our Solar System is home to eight planets. How many planets are larger than Earth? Name them all?
4, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
This Scottish Historian spends at least 9 months of each year on his goat farm in India. He has used this time in the past to research for his books, the subject of which have included the Mughals and the stories and history of modern and ancient India.
William Dalrymple
In Formula One, these are the number of points awarded to any player that finishes first in a Grand Prix race. Give the number of points.
25
n English these “helping verbs” are used in forming the tenses, moods and voices of other verbs. Eg: the word “were” in the statement “We were running late”. Name this verb
Auxiliary Verbs
The famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has played a character named Rahul in 8 different films. Name any 5 of these.
Darr -Rahul Mehra
Zamaana Deewana -Rahul Malhotra
Yes Boss -Rahul Joshi
Dil To Pagal Hai -Rahul
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai -Rahul Khanna
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega -Rahul
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... -Rahul Y. Raichand
Chennai Express - Rahul Y. Y. Mithaiwala
This tiny but deadly animal is responsible for up to 75,0000 - 1,000,000 human deaths annually, and is considered the most dangerous animals to humans. Name the animal.
Mosquito
In the Harry Potter series Lord Voldemort intentionally creates 6 Horcruxes in his quest to achieve immortality. Name all six Horcurxes. (Specific)
Tom Riddle's diary, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, Salazar Slytherin's locket, Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, and Nagini the snake
The European football club is the most successful with over 100 wins. Name the club and the number of international and domestic titles won.
Real Madrid (71 domestic titles and 35 international titles)
The world’s largest river flows through 11 countries. Name the rives, and any five countries it passes through.
The River Nile
Flows through Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea
This Bollywood director is the recipient on the most IIFA awards for Best Director. Name the director and all four films he has won for.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Saawariya (2007), and Guzaarish (2010)
A USB serves as a standardised interface for connecting various devices to a computer or other electronic devices, enabling data transfer and, in many cases, power delivery. What do the letters U,S,B stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
Tom Stoppard uses the backdrop of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet for his 1966 absurdist play, and features Prince Hamlet’s childhood friend’s as lead characters. Name these characters.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Since the Tokyo 2020 Tokyo Games, players have competed in 9 Olympic water sports. Name any 6 of these
In the pool
On the open water
On a water craft
Will be accepted:
The Nobel gases are members of the 18th group of the periodic table, and have historically been considered to be inert as they are unreactive and do not readily form chemical compounds. Name any 6.
helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn) and, in some cases, oganesson (Og)