Prelims of the Greycells Open of 26th April

Here are the prelims of the Fourth Greycells Open conducted on 26th April (Saturday) at St. Theresa's College , Ernakulam.

The prelims were topped by two masters of the past who proved that form is temporary, and class is indeed, permanent: Ranjan Sreedharan and Harikrishnan.

Manu Sudhakar and Rajesh Mohan won the quiz with a slight edge over Arun Warrier and Ravi Ananthan.

Ze Preliminary:

1. Why was a 29 yearold south Korean bioengineer Ms. Yi So Yeon in the news recently?
2. He won an Oscar nomination for the talented Mr. Ripley. In 1996 he won the best director Oscar for the movie English patient. Name this person who died recently
3. Who is leading Kerala in the Nayanar cup football tournament being held at Kannur (They are already out of it is another issue)
4. Which genre of literature was spurred on by Sue Townsend’s’ Adrian mole in '90's.Bridget Jones diary is one of the best in the genre
5. This vegetable comes in two varieties greenstemmed & red stemmed. Guntur in Andhra gives the best quality & the scientific name is hibiscus cannabinus. Name the plant
6. Connect Encke, Keeler, Huygens, Maxwell & Colombo
7. This famous public school located in Ajmer was founded by Richard Southwell Bourke in 1875.The founder also happened to be the only viceroy to be assassinated in India. Name the school.
8. In which country Muvai Kibaki became the president and Raila Odinga the prime minister in a government of national unity recently?
9. He taught himself chariot racing, sketching & long tracts of Old Testament. His autobiography is aptly titled 'In the Arena'. Who?
10. This diehard atheist is supposed to have said that one temple burned down will help reduce that much of superstition. He became chief minister of Travencore-cochin state in 1951 representing congress. His son a brilliant orator and writer could not reach the heights due to alcoholism. Name the politician
11. The company is best known in India for the largest ever cricket talent hunt called 'cricket star’. The winner Dinesh Salunkhe is included in the IPL team that is sponsored by the group. Name the group
12. Which modern day weapon is named after the sword used by William Wallace portrayed by Mel Gibson in 'brave heart?'
13. In arithmetic ,where do you use Trachtenberg algorithm?
14. The two-day tourist package include visit to Alwar, Sariska, onground catering and stay at tiger den at sariska. Which heritage train are we talking about?
15. How is V.I. Lenin Memorial Power Station in the city of Prypiat, Ukraine better known as?
16. Born in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz, he has supported many reformist political struggles such as - the Solidarity labour movement in Poland, the Czech human rights organization Charter 77, Georgia's Rose Revolution. Who?
17. This programme established by the United Nations in 1995 under UN Security Council Resolution 986 and terminated in late 2003 with Paul Volcker committee report indicting former union minister Natwar Singh and his son among many others. Name this programme.
18. Food stuff made from the entrails of animal was usually reserved for those at the lower end of the table/social standing. What phrase came out of this?
19. How is Dalip Singh Rana better known as?
20. He was once a part of the Indian Presidential Guards. He migrated to Canada, where he established 3HO (Health Happy Holy Organisation). Who?

Questions 20-25 were a set visuals with a common theme.

Ciao,

The Greycells Team