Trivia night CET99

Name the work of art that links - 1. De Niro | 2. Prometheus | 3. Shelley

Which Indian author started his literary career as a teen with a nom-de-plume ‘Bhanusingha’?

Which artist created the lithograph La Colombe which was later adopted as symbol for world peace?

Head of which institution owns the ring of the fisherman as part of his/her regalia?

Which instrument did Vadivelu Pillai of the Thanjavur quartet introduce to Carnatic music?

Operation Cactus was code name of which Indian military operation?

This insurance organization started in a coffeehouse, a popular hangout for maritime personnel.

How did the 1929 movie ‘Frau Im Mond’ influence modern-day rocket science?

Name this city.

Name the board game invented by an unemployed architect, Alfred Mosher Butts, during the Great Depression?

Which country is called Suomen Tasavalta in its native language?

Apart from Sherlock Holmes, which famous personality is connected to Baker Street, London?

Which sport was adopted into modern Olympics from the circuses of 18th and 19th century?

The French are credited for standardisation of kings’ suits on cards. What did they name the kings?

Who is the Prime Minister of India?

What was Bobby Kukka and Umesh Rao’s contribution to Indian aviation?

Which popular book series was translated into English by Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge?

Despite many allegations that Spielberg had plagiarized his idea for ET, which filmmaker refused to press charges?

How does the popular whisky VAT-69 get its name?

How do we know Tenzin Gyatso better as?

Who designed the uniform of the Nazis?

In 1943, which freedom fighter renamed Andaman-Nicobar as Shaheed-Swaraj?

Who was instrumental in bringing roll film into mainstream photography (also basis for motion picture film stock)?

Which political leader was portrayed by the actor born as Krishna Bhanji in an award-winning performance?

During the Raj days, who did the British refer to as Sir Roger Dollar?

In 1826, John Walker - an English chemist - did not patent his invention so that public had easy access to it.

Who was honored by the British for his services in a corps of stretcher bearers in the 2nd Anglo-Boer war (1899-1902)?

Why is the Boeing 747 nicknamed the ‘Jumbo’ jet?

Which city, that celebrates the Parvathi-Sundeswarar wedding, references its name from the nectar from Shiva’s locks?

‘Luv all’ in sport originates from the French word for?

Which province in South Africa was sighted by Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day 1497?

Who composed the raga ‘Mohana Gandhi’ in honour of Mahatma Gandhi?