RULES

 There are a total of 25 questions in this round. Time limit is 15 min. No negative marks.
 Top 5 teams will qualify for the finals.
 Bold and underlined questions are tiebreakers. Starred questions are considered if still
tie exists.
 In case of disputes, organizing committee’s decision would be final & binding.

Quizzing is an art & guessing is its part ! ! ! So do guess. Happy quizzing ! ! !

Prelims:

1) Name the male counterpart in Hindu mythology of the Greek Goddess Minerva
( to whom I dedicate this quiz).
2) Another sitter! Connect David, Alexander, Caesar and Solomon.
3) Born on 1st April, 1578 at Folkstone in England, I was the acclaimed court
physician of King James I and King Charles II. Who am I?
4) Who spoke the lines, “I felt like I was 120 years old. I feel like Rip Van Winkle
right now.”?
5) To whom is the Internet magazine “Magnificent Seven” dedicated?
6) Which Chicago gangster died of syphilis in 1947?
7) Who has a record 19 Wimbeldon doubles titles?
8) How do we better know Alonzo Quizano as?
9) In the animation comedy “Shark Tale”, if Will Smith lends voice to Oscar, Robert
de Niro to Don Lino, Martin Scorsese to Skyes. Who lends voice to Lola?
10) For which act of infamy is Paul Warfield Tibetus Jr. remembered?
11) Dextrophobia & Levophobia are antonyms. What does dextrophobia mean?
12) In which sports was Bhuvaneshwari Kumari,the national women’s champ for 16
years consecutively?
13) Which bank’s slogan is “Beyond interest a concern” & motto “Growing to serve
and serving to grow”?
14) Name the first Beatle song sold to NIKE for their ads?
15) Which state in India is called the “Paradise of Indian Orchids”?
16) Who is the only driver to win Daytona500, Indy 500 & F1 championships?
17) Which former CBI Director was chosen as the Vice-President of Interpol?
18) Where would you find the word “Honorificabilitudinitatibus”?
19) Who designed the covers for “Man Eaters of Kumaron” & “Discovery of
India” published by Signet Press?
20) Who acted as Jawaharlal Nehru in Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi”?
21) Who is the only player in Indian camp not to have played any World Cup
match in 1983?
22) What did Anil Narayan, the freelance artist design that fetched him Rs.5000?
23) **Who is the first person to be Indian National President for 5years
consecutively?
24) **Whose autobiography is titled “Experiment in Autobiography”?
25) **How do we better know Mahesh Das, the first Hindu follower of a new
religion?