Literary Club Presents POTPOURRI

The Literature Quiz

(which isn’t that much literature tbh lol)
Maximum marks​: 510
QMs

OK Varun ​ ​Garvil Singhal​ ​Siddharth Sehgal

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Team Member 1: Contact:

Team Member 2: Contact:
Team Member 3: Contact:
House: Team Name:
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Rules and Regulations:

● The maximum time allowed to solve the paper is ​45 minutes​, unless you have the time turner, of
course.
● No cheating. Big Brother is watching you.
● Google will warm you up to the questions, but it will also tear your scores apart.
● In case of confusion, feel free to ask the QMs. Help will always be given to those who ask for it.
● For the whole event, the QMs are your Gods and the reps your Demigods. Their verdict will be
final.
● Bolo ‘Aham Brahmasmi’ aur shuru karo yeh adbhut khel.
 #1: THE MIGHTY LADDER
(+2 for each correct word, -1 for each incorrect word, +10 bonus for the complete ladder)
 #2: REBUSES
(+10 for each correct answer, +10 bonus)

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 #3: TWO STRIKES
Look for patterns in each row. A word strikes out from each row giving another row of words.
Find another pattern to find out the word which “strikes twice” *wow*
( +10 for funda of ​each row​, +20 for the correct answer)

ANSWER: ____________________________
 #4: OBSCURED OSCARS
Each row is an “almost title” of an Academy award winning movie. The number in front
corresponds to the letter in the movie title which will help you get to the final answer.
(+5 for each correct answer, +20 for correct final answer)

8. The Vibrations of Melodies and Harmonies

6. More than a Decade Subjugated
3. An Alluring Intellect
3. Courageous Soul
5. The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
10. Substantially-Resourced Infant
7. Those Who Left
5. The Sunken Ship
5. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

ANSWER: _______________________________

#5: Spellathon
(Marks for each word = length of the word ; +15 bonus for getting all 16 words)

Make as many words (>= 4 letters) from the letters given in following hexagon. Each word can
be used only once. Each word must contain the central letter. Plurals, foreign words, and proper
nouns not allowed. Includes past forms of words.
 #6: TOM SWIFTIES
(+5 for each blank)
A Tom Swifty is a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it
is attributed, e.g., “South Korea has a lovely capital city,” said Tom soulfully (soul = Seoul).
(Blanks are not indicative and all puns are ​literally​ funny)

1. “I wish I'd said that, Oscar,” said Tom ______.

2. "Have you anything by Hugo," asked Leslie ​______​.
3. "I have been reading Voltaire," Tom admitted ______.
4. "Here are some stories for you," said the brothers ______ .
5. “I wonder why uranium is fluorescent,” said Mary ______.
6. “My favourite authors are Slaughter and Hemingway,” said Tom ​______​ and ​______​.

#7: WORD PYRAMIDS

(+1 for each blank and +3 for completion of the pyramid)
Example: E - ME - GEM - MEGA - GAMES - GLEAMS

A
1. A preposition, can also be written as '@' :__
2. A cigarette ingredient :___
3. A fixed charge per unit or quantity :____
4. Someone who agrees to a bet or challenge :_____
5. A martial art :______
6. To share :_______
7. A pet bird :________

O
1. A conjunction, used to link alternatives :__
2. A type of computer memory :___
3. A place surrounded by 4 walls :____
4. A stupid person :_____
5. A Christian who follows the teachings of Joseph
Smith, Jr :______
6. An atom or small molecule that can become
a component of a large molecule :_______
7. Your average Joe :________
 #8: LITERARY DEVICES
Name the literary device used in the following examples. Consider only the highlighted part
(5 marks each)

1. “Our watch, sir, have indeed ​comprehended​ two ​auspicious​ persons.”

- Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare

2. “Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand​ that mocked them.”
- Ozymandias, P B Shelly

3. “I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now ​making the
beast with two backs​.”
- Othello, William Shakespeare

#9: THE ENDGAME

These are some famous closing lines of popular pieces of literature. Try to guess the books along
with their author.
(+5 for the book, +5 for the author)

1. “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

2. "Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they
bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper."

3. "After all, tomorrow is another day."

4. "He loved Big Brother."

5. “It’s funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”

6. "I ran with the wind blowing in my face, and a smile as wide as the valley of Panjsher on
my lips. I ran."

7. "A LAST NOTE FROM YOUR NARRATOR. I am haunted by humans."