These are the questions asked in WaiWai Dynamite Quiz Mania - 7 Episode 4 National Round
ROUND 1:
1) Which Danish writer wrote many famous fairy tales?
a) Dr. Seuss
b) The Grimm Brothers
c) Hans Christian Anderson
d) Shel Silverstein
Answer: c) Hans Christian Anderson
2) Which of these philosophers did no writing of his own?
a) Plato
b) Socrates
c) Pythagoras
d) Heraclitus
Answer : b) Socrates
3) What was the first film in which Elvis Presley made his appearance?
a) Love Me Tender
b) Jailhouse Rock
c) Suspicious Minds
d) Shep
Answer: a
4)Chinese astronomers called which planet as the "Fire Star"?
a) Mercury
b)Earth
c)Mars
d)Venus
Answer: c
5)Which is the largest country in the Scandinavia?
a)Sweden
b)Finland
c)Norway
d)Denmark
Answer: a
6) During which ade was the Stonehenge build?
a) Iron age
b) Stone age
c) Copper age
d) Bronze age
Answer: d
ROUND 2:
Topic chosen: Sports
7) Who was the head coach of Nepal National Football Team in 2019?
Answer: Johan Kalin
Topic chosen: Geography
8) Which are the two districts joined by the Karnali bridge?
Answer: Kailali and Bardiya
Topic chosen: Movies & Music
9) Who sang the theme tune to the film "Skyfall"?
Answer: Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins)
Topic chosen: Geography
10) Which country is also known as the "Eighth Continent"?
Answer: Madagascar
Topic chosen: Sports
11) Name of the popular online battle royal game PUBG is short for what?
Answer: PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds
Topic chosen: Geography
12) Which is the largest glacier in the world?
Answer: Lambert Glacier, Antarctica
ROUND 3:
13) <Clip shown, of a number of men cycling in a competition of sorts>
Name the event.
Answer: Tour de France
14) <an audio clip is played>
This song belongs to which famous Cartoon duo?
Answer: Timon and Pumba (Hakuna Matata)
15) <pics of old inscriptions shown>
Name this formal writing system.
Clue: They combined logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with a total of some 1000 characters and were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt.
Answer: Egyptian Hieroglyphics
16) <clip from a movie shown> Name the movie.
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
17) <clip of an event shown> Name the festival described in this video.
Clue: This is the world's largest beer festival and travelling funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, which is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than six million people from around the world attending the event every year.
Answer: Oktoberfest
18) <audio clip played> Who is the composer of this song?
Clue: He is widely regarded as one of the best music composers in Nepali music industry. Some of his hit compositions are Shanti Lukau Kaha, Phool ko Aakhama, Laaija Chari, Kya Bhore Bhayo, Aadhi Baato Hide Pachi Timi Sita Bhet Vayo, Orali Lageko, among many others.
Answer: Nhyoo Bajracharya
ROUND 4: Let your partner know
One participant has to explain the word without saying the actual word, and his/her teammate has to guess the word. You can go the next word if you can't explain the current one or if your partner is not able to guess the right one.
18) Suction
19) Caribbean
20) Why so serious
21) Malala Yousafzai
22) The Script
23) Avatar
24) Taylor Swift
25) Superman
26) Justin Beiber
27) Friends
28) Rapunzel
29) Nicolas Sarkozy
30) Hallucination
ROUND 5: KNOW YOUR MATH
Not posting the questions, as they are common math questions based on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
ROUND 6: CHECK YOUR MEMORY
10 different items will appear on the screen, each for a while, and then they disappear. The participant has to list out the items in the same order in which they are shown on screen.
ROUND 7: RAPID FIRE
1) Which canal separates the continent of North America and South America?
Answer: Isthumus of Panama Canal
2) Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald
3) What is a person who works with iron called?
Answer: Blacksmith
4) What do you call a group of lions?
Answer: Pride/coalitions
5) What is the full form of LISP related to programming codes?
Answer: List Processor
6) Who is the author of the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Answer: Jane Austen
7) Who is the current president of China?
Answer: Xi JinPing
8)Which is the second largest planet in the Solar system?
Answer: Saturn
9) Which star sign is represented by the goat?
Answer: Capricorn
10) What is the fear of birds called?
Answer: Ornithophobia
11) What is the atomic number of Gold?
Answer: 79
12) Name the city where the 2000AD Summer Olympics was held?
Answer: Sydney, Australia
13) Which canal seperates the continent of Asia and Africa?
Answer: The Suez Canal
14) Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
Answer: John Wilkes Booth
15) What is the person who works with clay called?
Answer: Potter
16) What do you call a group of sheep?
Answer: Flock
17) What is the full form of TELEX?
Answer: Teleprinter Exchange
18) Who is the author of the novel "David Copperfield"?
Answer: Charles Dickens
19) Who is the current PM of Pakistan?
Answer: Imran Khan
20) Which is the 5th largest planet in the Solar system?
Answer: Earth
21) Which star sign is represented by the crab?
Answer: Cancer
22) What is the fear of insects called?
Answer: Entemophobia
23) What is the atomic number of Platinum?
Answer: 78
24) Name the city where the 1964 AD Summer Olympics was held?
Answer: Tokyo, Japan
25) Which mountain separates the continent of Asia and Europe?
Answer: Ural mountains
26) Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Answer: Gavrilo Princip
27) Who is a person who owns much land called?
Answer: Landlord
28) What do you call a group of wolves?
Answer: Pack
29) What is the full form of FAX?
Answer: Fascimile
30) Who is the author of the novel "War and Peace"?
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
31) Who is the current supreme leader of North Korea?
Answer: Kim Jong-un
32) Which is the second smallest planet in the Solar system?
Answer: Mars
33) Which star sign is represented by the Archer?
Answer: Sagittarius
34) What is the fear of horses called?
Answer: Equinophobia
35) What is the atomic number of Silver?
Answer: 47
36) Name the city where the 2008 AD Summer Olympics was held?
Answer: Beijing, China
Participants:
Team A - 19,000 points - Apil Gauttam & Aadarsha Luitel from Uniglobe College, Kathmandu
Team B - 12,300 points - Yubraj Panthi & Samip Pudel from New Horizon, Butwal;
Team C - 18,450 points - Sandesh Pandey & Riwaj Khatiwada from GoldenGate Int'l College, Kathmandu
Team A & C got qualified for the next round.
