Elimination Round

Elimination Round
Rules
26 questions. Each question carries 1 mark. Star marked question will be considered only when tiebreaker situation arises. The teams having scored the more no. of star marked questions will qualify. The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st answer will start with A, 2nd answer will start with B and so on.

* Identify the author.

* Which forthcoming Indian movie, reportedly, took its title from the last words spoken by main protagonists father, during the communal riots of Indian-Partition?

* It started its journey in Telugu and Tamil in July 1947. Kannada edition first appeared in July 1949 followed by Hindi in August 1949. Marathi and Malayalam editions appeared in April 1952 followed by Gujarati in 1954, English in 1955, Oriya and Sindhi in 1956, Bengali in 1972, Sinhala in 1978, Sanskrit in 1984 and Santali in 2004. It ceased its operation in 1998, but revived a year later. * What am I talking about?

* Representation of

* Name this super-group.

* Named after this building (vis), which superfast train connects Howrah to Secundrabad? (Bigger vis next slide)

* It is the flag of

* This talk show was used to be broadcasted on national television and radio stations every Sunday at 11:00 AM. It did not have a fixed ending time, but usually ended by 5:00 PM, or as the program dynamics permitted. After airing more than 300 episodes, it stopped recently. * Who hosted this show?

* Govindas is a chain of pure vegetarian restaurants, found in different cities around the world, offers Indian, Mexican, Italian, Chinese and Thai cuisines.

* Which international organisation own this restaurant chain?

* This locality of historical importance gets its name from a family which owned the land. One of the members of that family, Sardar Himmat Singh, was a Noble in Maharaja Ranjit Singhs court. The place, recently came into news because of a visit by a foreign dignitary. * Identify the place.

* To whom, is this temple at Nrityagram (near Bangalore), dedicated?

* During his early years. Who?

* This surname, originally used as a royal title, is derived from a Persian term which literally means child of the ruler or child of the commander. * Which surname?

* This chemical element was discovered by the English chemist Charles Hatchett in 1801 and was named Columbium after Columbia, the poetical name for America. * Identify this element which is used in various superconducting alloys and magnets of MRI scanners.

* Which annual festival started as a part of the celebration of their marriage?

* Excerpts from which iconic film?

* How their face-off and subsequent events have been immortalised in popular culture?

* This popular no. is part of which Indian films soundtrack?

* Identify this newsmaker.

* How this elderly gentleman, a noted columnist, is associated with Indian tv world?

* Originally recorded by Elvis Presley and used in the movie Blue Hawaii, it has been covered many times.
* Which group sang this chart-topping version?

* A song from a recent bengali movie. Who is the singer?

* The five parts of one of the most important literary pieces of the 20th century are titled: -- The Burial of the Dead; -- A Game of Chess; -- The Fire Sermon; -- Death by Water & -- What the Thunder Said. * What is being talked about?

* The discovery of the 'tenth planet' in 2005 led to a huge debate and the subsequent demotion of Pluto as a planet. It has been renamed Eris, after the Greek goddess of discord. * What was it originally named? (Clue next page)

* Whom do you get from the given clues?

* The military term for half an hour after midnight has been in news for the last couple of months. * What is that term?

* Identify the author.

Ashwin Sanghi

* Which forthcoming Indian movie, reportedly, took its title from the last words spoken by main protagonists father, during the communal riots of Indian-Partition?

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

* Started its journey in Telugu and Tamil in July 1947. Kannada edition first appeared in July 1949 followed by Hindi in August 1949. Marathi and Malayalam editions appeared in April 1952 followed by Gujarati in 1954, English in 1955, Oriya and Sindhi in 1956, Bengali in 1972, Sinhala in 1978, Sanskrit in 1984 and Santali in 2004. It ceased its operation in 1998, but revived a year later. * What am I talking about?

Chandamama

* Representation of

Doppler Effect

* Name this super-group.

Elders

* Named after this building (vis), which superfast train connects Howrah to Secundrabad? (Bigger vis next slide)

Falaknuma Express, named after

Falaknuma Palace

* It is the flag of

Greenland

* This talk show was used to be broadcasted on national television and radio stations every Sunday at 11:00 AM. It did not have a fixed ending time, but usually ended by 5:00 PM, or as the program dynamics permitted. After airing more than 300 episodes, it stopped recently. * Who hosted this show?

Hugo Chavez

* Govindas is a chain of pure vegetarian restaurants, found in different cities around the world, offers Indian, Mexican, Italian, Chinese and Thai cuisines.

* Which international organisation owns this restaurant chain?

Iskcon

* This locality of historical importance gets its name from a family which owned the land. One of the members of that family, Sardar Himmat Singh, was a Noble in Maharaja Ranjit Singhs court. The place, recently came into news because of a visit by a foreign dignitary. * Identify the place.

Jallianwala Bagh

* To whom, is this temple at Nrityagram (near Bangalore), dedicated?

Kelucharan Mohapatra

* During his early years. Who?

Lance Armstrong

* This surname, originally used as a royal title, is derived from a Persian term which literally means child of the ruler or child of the commander. * Which surname?

Mirza

* This chemical element was discovered by the English chemist Charles Hatchett in 1801 and was named Columbium after Columbia, the poetical name for America. * Identify this element which is used in various superconducting alloys and magnets of MRI scanners.

Niobium

* Which annual festival started as a part of the celebration of their marriage?

Oktoberfest

* Excerpts from which iconic film?

Pulp Fiction

* How their face-off and subsequent events have been immortalised in popular culture?

Quiz Show

* This popular no. is part of which Indian films soundtrack?

Raangrezz

* Identify this newsmaker.

Shikhar Dhawan

* How this elderly gentleman, a noted columnist, is associated with Indian tv world?

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah

* Originally recorded by Elvis Presley and used in the movie Blue Hawaii, it has been covered many times.
* Which group sang this chart-topping version?

UB40

* A song from a recent bengali movie. Who is the singer?

Vishal Dadlani

* The five parts of one of the most important literary pieces of the 20th century are titled: -- The Burial of the Dead; -- A Game of Chess; -- The Fire Sermon; -- Death by Water & -- What the Thunder Said. * Name it.

Waste Land

* The discovery of the 'tenth planet' in 2005 led to a huge debate and the subsequent demotion of Pluto as a planet. It has been renamed Eris, after the Greek goddess of discord. * What was it originally named? (Clue next page)

Xena

* Whom do you get from the given clues?

Yo Yo Honey Singh

* The military term for half an hour after midnight has been in news for the last couple of months. * What is that term?

Zero Dark Thirty