Adda Quiz

20-10-14

Snehashis Parashar

1.Sagittaria sagitifolia is the botanical name of this aquatic plant X. The plant shares its name with the protagonist of the famous book trilogy Y. Give me X and Y. (Even in the

books this is mentioned that the protagonist was named after this plant.)

• X= KatnissY= The Hunger Games

2Identify this footballer, who has this famous tattoo.

Also identify the language of the tattoo. For a bonus point, Tell me what is written.

• He is Sergio Aguero.• The Language is ‘Tengwar’, a fictional language

created by JRR Tolkien.• It reads “Kun Aguero”. “Kun” is his nickname.

3.Connect to a person.

• Sean Parker.

4.Connect to a scientist.

• Gregor Johan Mendel.

5.This lady became famous during the 2014 FIFA World Cup as she has connections with two of the emerging stars of the World Cup. Identify her, the two footballers and the

connections.

• She is Daniela Ospina.• She is the wife of James

Rodriguez• She is the sister of David Ospina.

6.Sitter. The crest of which country’s national football team?

• SCOTLAND.

7.A guy of Indian origin. Who is he and what is his designation?

• Shantanu Narayen• CEO, Adobe Systems.

8.This is one of the most notorious letters in history. This letter was sent to two Senators of

US in 2001. There was something else inside the envelopes, along with this piece of paper. What was that notorious thing, responsible for one of the most tragic events in history?

• ANTHRAX spores!

9.We know the big guy. Name the kid.

• Sebastian Vettel.

10.This amazing piece of digital art will be the cover art of the final Pink Floyd album “The

Endless River”. Give me the name of the 18-year-old artist, who has become a sensation now.

• Ahmed Emad Eldin, from Egypt.

11.One of the most influential progressive rock bands in history, comprising of Geddy Lee,

Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. They have influenced bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Queensryche and many more. Name the Band.

• RUSH

12.Perhaps there never has been a more star-studded photograph like this. You can see

Einstein, Curie, Planck, Dirac, Pauli, Heisenberg, Schrodinger and many more greats in this photo. What was the occasion for which all of them gathered?

• Solvay Conference, 1927

13.Sitter.

•Australia = QantasGermany = LufthansaBhutan = ???

• Druk Air. Flag carrier of Bhutan.

14.

• In Britain he is known as Mr. Chad. In Australia he is known as Foo. In Canada he is known as Herbie. By what name is he more commonly known among us?

Kilroy.

15.This guy probably has only one principle- “Seek and destroy!”

Its scientific name is Poecilotheria _______. In the place of that _____, there is a very ‘musical’ word, a very familiar word. What is that word? All kinds of guesses are welcome.

Zubeen, Papon, Iron Maiden everything!

16.Connect to a book.

20000 Leagues Under The Sea.

17.Logo of which football club?

• Shillong Lajong FC

18.A very interesting connection. Connect.

• MH370The Lost Plane of Malaysian Airlines.

19.Connect to a great musician.

OZZY OSBOURNE

20.Who’s this cute kid?

• Cristiano Ronaldo.

21.This book has a remarkable significance. What is it?

• First book to be sold on Amazon.

22.This comic became very popular on the internet.

What has been blacked out?

• Higgs-Boson!

23.This plant is a pride of Assam. It is said that this is the only plant of

this species in the world. Name the plant.

• BAKHOR-BENGENA

24.This is a very rare species of Hare, found in Kaziranga. Name the

species.

• Hispid Hare

25.This is the Marathi translation of a must-read Assamese book for which the translator

Vidya Sharma won the Sahitya Academy Translation Award last year. Name the original Assamese book.

MAKAM