15 questions in the prelims. No starred questions. In case of a tie in prelim we will go for the spellings. The team with most correct spellings in the answer sheet will qualify.

In case of a tie in finals, we will add the scores of prelims to give out the result.

You are free to use your phones but in such a way that your eyes don’t get a look of the screen. So better let it safe in your pockets.

I own the rights of this quiz. Thus, my decision is final and binding.

General Protocol To Be Followed

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

Q1. X is a famous writer who said the following words which was later translated and presented by Y, a Bollywood actor. I need both X and Y

Q2. The linguist David J. Peterson developed a language ‘X’ for the TV adaptation of Games f Thrones, which is also one of the book of the series ‘A song of ice and fire’. Which fictional language am I talking about?

Q3. X was a 11’ long, made of holly and possessed a phoenix feather core. Ollivander even said that X is an unusual combination of wand core and wood. The feather was donated by Fawkes, the phoenix of Y. What is X? Who is Y?

Q4. ‘X’ is a poem by British Nobel laureate ‘Y’, written in 1895 and first published in Rewards and Fairies, in 1910. It was a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. The word ‘X’ is most commonly used in English when we talk about something we are not. Name X and Y.

Q5. The Persian Ibn-al-Muqaffa translated an Indian masterpiece ‘X’ from Middle Persia to Arabic as Kalila-wa-Dimna. This is considered as the first masterpiece of ‘Arabic literary prose’.

What is X?

Q6. The map belongs to which famous town/ village.

Q7. X is a famous character inspired by John Lawrence Nettleship was a British school teacher who taught Chemistry at Wyedean School, Gloucestershire.

When he was asked about his links to a particular character, he said: “I was horrified when I first found out. I knew I was a strict teacher but I didn’t think I was that bad. Name X.

Q8. X is a book written by Y, which is an experimental prose poetry. It was written in between 1965-66. Employing somewhat the style of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, it tries to convey a stream of consciousness in writing. Name X and Y.

(Hint: X is a venomous spider.)

Q9. The book ‘An obedient X’ by Akhil Sharma is the winner of PEN/Hemingway award.

I need you to fill the X.

Q10. X is an Indian Bengali author who is said to be the most popular, most translated, most adapted, and most plagiarized Indian author of all time by Wikipedia.

His two works of fiction were adapted into famous and critically acclaimed Indian movies. Among the movies, one is Parineeta and the other is a famous love triangle . A character in the movie is still one of the most vibrant example of alcoholics.

Name X and what is the name of the movie.

Q11. Shatranj Ke Khiladi , a masterpiece by Satyajit Ray is an adaption of a very famous book, authored by one of the greatest writers India have ever produced.

Name the book and the author.

Q12. Fill in the blank…

Q13. What is it?

Q14. X is a term given to books which have word count between 20k words- 50k words. It is somewhat similar to the term given to its elder brother, that consists more than 50k words.

Name X.

Q15. The ancient Greek had a concept called ‘three unities’. It advocated that a literary work should have a single plotline, single location, and X.

X is also something the voice over in Mahabharata (The television series) mentioned before starting the episodes.

What is X? 

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

Q1. X is a famous writer who said the following words which was later translated and presented by Y, a Bollywood actor. I need both X and Y

X: Paulo CoelhoY: Shahrukh Khan

The answer is…

Q2. The linguist David J. Peterson developed a language ‘X’ for the TV adaptation of Games f Thrones, which is also one of the book of the series ‘A song of ice and fire’. Which fictional language am I talking about?

Dothraki

The answer is…

Q3. X was a 11’ long, made of holly and possessed a phoenix feather core. Ollivander even said that X is an unusual combination of wand core and wood. The feather was donated by Fawkes, the phoenix of Y. What is X? Who is Y?

Harry potter's wand: XDumbledore: Y

The answer is

Q4. ‘X’ is a poem by British Nobel laureate ‘Y’, written in 1895 and first published in Rewards and Fairies, in 1910. It was a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. The word ‘X’ is most commonly used in English when we talk about something we are not.

Name X and Y.

X: IfY: Rudyard Kipling

The answer is…

Q5. The Persian Ibn-al-Muqaffa translated an Indian masterpiece ‘X’ from Middle Persia to Arabic as Kalila-wa-Dimna. This is considered as the first masterpiece of ‘Arabic literary prose’.

What is X?

Panchatantra

The answer is…

Q6. The map belongs to which famous town/ village.

Malgudi from Malgudi days

The answer is…

Q7. X is a famous character inspired by John Lawrence Nettleship was a British school teacher who taught Chemistry at Wyedean School, Gloucestershire.

When he was asked about his links to a particular character, he said: “I was horrified when I first found out. I knew I was a strict teacher but I didn’t think I was that bad. Name X.

Severus Snape of the Harry Potter series.

The answer is…

Q8. X is a book written by Y, which is an experimental prose poetry. It was written in between 1965-66. Employing somewhat the style of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, it tries to convey a stream of consciousness in writing. Name X and Y.

(Hint: X is a venomous spider.)

X: TarantulaY:Bob Dylan

The answer is…

Q9. The book ‘An obedient X’ by Akhil Sharma is the winner of PEN/Hemingway award.

I need you to fill the X.

Father…

The answer is…

Q10. X is an Indian Bengali author who is said to be the most popular, most translated, most adapted, and most plagiarized Indian author of all time by Wikipedia.

His two works of fiction were adapted into famous and critically acclaimed Indian movies. Among the movies, one is Parineeta and the other is a famous love triangle . A character in the movie is still one of the most vibrant example of alcoholics.

Name X and what is the name of the movie.

X: Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayDevdaas

The answer is…

Q11. Shatranj Ke Khiladi , a masterpiece by Satyajit Ray is an adaption of a very famous book, authored by one of the greatest writers India have ever produced.

Name the book and the author.

Shatranj ke khiladi : BookMunchi Premchand: Author

The answer is…

Q12. Fill in the blank…

ISIS

The answer is…

Q13. What is it?

Kindle

The answer is…

Q14. X is a term given to books which have word count between 20k words- 50k words. It is somewhat similar to the term given to its elder brother, that consists more than 50k words.

Name X.

Novella

The answer is…

Q15. The ancient Greek had a concept called ‘three unities’. It advocated that a literary work should have a single plotline, single location, and X.

X is also something the voice over in Mahabharata (The television series) mentioned before starting the episodes.

What is X? 

Time or real time

The answer is…