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Infrequently Asked Questions The Tiger Quiz Tiger Mela’15

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Infrequently Asked QuestionsThe Tiger QuizTiger Mela15

Question Credits:Mayank GoelWrik Karmakar

Please raise your hand if you want to answer.In case of disruption by any member of the audience, the individual might be asked to leave the room. Please maintain due decorum.All electronic devices, should be switched off.The themes will be revealed as we go about the quiz.FIB refers to Fill in the Blank(s).For the next few minutes, the quiz master is right.Lastly, and most importantly, enjoy the quiz.

Guidelines to the quiz

Panthera tigris 14Sanctuaries 10Literature history 10Species and types 10FELINE 6

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Literature and History

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#1The____X____was a femaleBengal tigerresponsible for an estimated 430 deaths inNepaland theKumaonarea ofIndia, mostly during the 19th century. Her attacks have been listed in theGuinness Book of World Recordsas the highest number of fatalities from a tiger. She was shot in 1907 by____Y_____. FIB.

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X- Champawat Tiger, Y-Jim Corbett

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#2X is often shown to be smarter and wiser than Y when he is perceived as a real tiger. He is seen reading more often than his owner and tries to be the voice of reason when Y tries to perform a risky stunt or engage in a dubious scheme. Xs advice mostly has no effect on Y, who usually ignores X's reasoning and winds up getting in trouble for his actions. Identify Y and X.

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X-Hobbes , Y- Calvin

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#3Connect: A Marvel Superhero, Arvind Adiga, Robert Stuart Nathan, The Butterfly speciesDanaus melanippus

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White Tiger

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#4Master Tigressis one of the main supporting charactersof theKung Fu Pandafranchise. She is a member of theFurious Fiveas well as one of MasterShifu's students atThe Jade Palace. She is a master of theTiger styleofkung fu.

Who voiced her role?

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Angelina Jolie

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#5In which iconic play, will we find the lines, When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity?

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Maxims for Revolutionists, Man and Superman, byGeorge Bernard Shaw

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#6The man is close to life-size. The painted wooden shell forming both figures likely draws upon South Indian traditions of Hindu religious sculpture. It is typically about half an inch thick, and now much reinforced on the inside following bomb damage in World War II. There are many openings at the head end, formed to match the pattern of the inner part of the painted tiger stripes, which allow the sounds from the pipes within to be heard better, and the tiger is "obviously male". The top part of the tiger's body can be lifted off to inspect the mechanics by removing four screws. The construction of the human figure is similar but the wood is much thicker.

What are we talking about?

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Tipus Tiger

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#7FIB.This is a biennial sports championship sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries, makers ofTiger Beer, until 2004, post which, the championship was renamed.

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TheAFF Championship(ASEAN Football Championship)

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#8Despite being born with a crippled leg and derisivelynicknamedLungri(The Lame One) by his mother, X is arrogant and regards himself as the rightful lord of the jungle. The only creature who looks up to him isTabaqui, the cowardly, despisedgolden jackal. If this is Rudyard Kiplings Jungle Book, whos X?

X = Shere Khan

#9In the film, I am a Bengal tiger that is stranded on the lifeboat with Piscine MolitorPatel when the ship sinks. I live on the lifeboat with Mr. Patel and is kept alive with the food and water Mr. Patel delivers. I was called Thirsty None by my hunter. Whats my name, as far as, Mr. Patel is concerned, and who directed the film?

Richard Parker, Ang Lee

#10 X, a sacredtiger(sometimes drawn as alion) originated fromTibetanlegend but was later adapted toHindu mythology. In the later myth, it was offered by gods to serve goddessDurgaorParvatias mount for rewarding her victory. As Durga fought with ten weapons wielded on her arms, X supported its mistress and attacked the foes with its claws and fangs. Also the threatening tiger represented power from the wars its mistress had won over all enemies. In traditional and ancientBengali cultureandIndian culture, X has often been represented in theGhatokbahini, that is half lion and half tiger. Name X.

X = Dawon

Sanctuaries and Habitats

#11These speeches are a part of the Leave Me Alonecampaign, a joint initiative ofSanctuaryAsia andSave the Tiger.Identify the voices.

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Om Puri;Naseeruddin Shah

#12Seen from the ground, the narrow verdant band is even more evident. It manifests as an impenetrable barrier of overgrown vegetation enclosed by multiple layers of fences topped by menacing concertina wire and dotted with observation posts manned by heavily armed soldiers. That such a place so steeped in violence and death still teems with life seems unimaginable. And yet, X is home to thousands of species that are extinct or endangered elsewhere on the region.Mammals such as the rare Amur goral, Asiatic black bear, musk deer, and spotted seal inhabit the DMZs land and marine ecosystems. There are even reports of tigers, extinct in the region, roaming the Xs mountains.Identify X

X = Demilitarised Zone between ROK and DPRK

#13Indias National Animal is the Royal Bengal Tiger.Russias National Animal is the Siberian Tiger.Malaysias National Animal is the Malayan Tiger.What is Bangladeshs National Animal?

Royal Bengal Tiger

#14X is the largest tiger reserve in the world, by total protected territorial area.According to a report by theWildlife Conservation Societyreleased in October 2010, only 50 tigers remain in X.Identify X and name its location.

Hukawng Valley Reserve, Myanmar

#15X's story started on October 5, 1974, a two-month old tiger cub was brought to Y, an officer of the Indian Forest Service. Y noticed that it was a female - famished and confused. His first experience of what was to become his passion in life was angry snarls and scratching claws. But the veteran forester and instinctive lover of wildlife knew how to handle a hungry, angry cub. He imitated the sounds of a mother-tigress. "Within minutes, her confidence was firmly anchored in the fostering human," is how he recalled those first few minutes between the legends. Early next morning, Y started for his inspection of the Tiger Reserve area. I tagged along in the jeep that snaked through narrow road in the woods amidst lush foliage. "My mother gave me a gun for my eighth birthday. As a young man, I shot wildlife with abandon. But soon, I realised that there is greater happiness in conserving these beautiful animals that do no wanton harm to man.Identify X, Y.Name the Reserve.

X = KhairiY = Saroj Raj ChaudhurySimlipal National Park

#16In 2001, the center acquired a trio of captive young animals (a lion cub, a tiger cub, and a bear cub) confiscated from a convicted drug dealer during a raid. As the lion, bear and tiger cubs had bonded, they were housed in a special exhibit called "The Clubhouse" where they could be together.Name the exotic animal rescue center.

Noah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center,Locust Grove, Georgia

#17Her legendary fight with 14 foot long crocodile has really created a history and it was the first time since such an encounter has been recorded and filmed. Interestingly, she has been photographed many times and have gained a lot of popularity amidst the wildlife lovers. Many documentaries and short films have been shot for her and she had been the star of the wild tiger world. In addition to this many books have been written on her and her park; and even received a TOFT Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to conservation and the wider Rajasthan economy. Name this tigress of Ranthambore National Park

Machali

#18Which species of tigers is the largest of its kind?

Siberian Tiger

#19Which is the first national park in India?

Jim Corbett National Park

#20TheXis anatural regioncomprising parts of Bangladesh and Eastern India. It is the largest single block of tidalhalophyticmangroveforest in the world.The X covers approximately 10,000 square kilometres (3,900sqmi) of which 60percent is inBangladeshwith the remainder inIndia.The X is aUNESCO World Heritage Site.What is X?

Sunderbans

Species and Specialties

#21Tiger is actually the prefix to X. X is an animal is famous for having a wide spectrum of preys. Its scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvier. The tiger X commonly attains a length of 3.254.25m (10ft 8in13ft 11in) and weighs around 385635kg (8491,400lb). Sometimes, an exceptionally large male tiger X can grow up to 4.5m (14ft 9in). Females are larger, and exceptionally big ones can reportedly measure over 5m (16ft). Even larger specimens have been reported, but are unconfirmed. Identify X?

X = Shark

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This is a computer-generated picture of an prehistoric species of tiger. He is also Diego in the Ice Age Franchise. Identify the animal.

Sabre tooth Tiger

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Connect these to a Chinese character:

The four stripes on the Tigers forehead are similar to the Chinese character of wang(to the left) which means Prince.

#24If lions are a pride, crows are a murder, and owls are a parliament, what are tigers?

Ambush/Steak

#25X is the name of a Prince who is also the title character of a book by Clive Staples Lewis.X, in another context, is also a European lake. X was a sub-species of tigers, until declared extinct in 2003.

X = Caspian

#26Kuzya, anAmur tiger released intothe wild byX has returned toits native country, but Chinese officials have predicted it is likely tobe lured across theborder again insearch offood. The tiger defected to its neighboring country perhaps, in search of better habitat. Name X, who happens to be one of the most powerful people on earth.

Vladimir Putin

#27The UN declared a certain date in 2010 as the Global Tigers Day. Which date is this?

29th July

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Blue

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Unique Stripes

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WWF

The Connect

#31In 1875 a large portion of themangrove forests in Sunderbanswere declared asreserved forests under X.This act has its most important amendment in 1927.What is X?

Forest Act

#32It is now three decades sincethe countryexperienced the infamous famine that cost the lives of more than a million people. The tragedy prompted the BBCs Michael Buerk to describe it as a biblical famine in the 20th century and the closest thing to hell on Earth.However on October 22, 2014, the Guardian called this country the African Tiger.ID this country.

Ethiopia

#33TheXis ahybridcross between a malelionand atigress.Thus, it has parents of the same genusbut of differentspecies. While theSiberian tigeris the largest pure sub-species, X are believed to be the largest of all knownextantfelines.

LIGER

#34These species of tigers, named after islands on the country, are extinct sub-species. Both were hunted recklessly and their habitats were destroyed.Though they have distinct features, they belonged to the same country.Which country am I talking about?

Javan and Bali TigersIndonesia

Tigers are found in this region stretching 600 miles across 15 protected area networks. These two countries embarked on the first-ever joint tiger survey using a common methodology in January 2013. In X, the field survey was carried out between February and June 2013 followed by two months of data analysis to arrive at the final estimates. If one of these countries is India,Name the other country, and the region.

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Nepal,Terai Arc Landscape

#36X" is a song by Americanrockband. It was released in the spring of 1982 as a single from their third album X. It was written at the request of actorSylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission forQueen's "Another One Bites the Dust". The song was to be the theme song for the movieRocky III, in which Stallone was playing the main role.What is X?

Eye of the Tiger

1. Forest Act 2. Ethiopia3. Liger 4. Indonesia 5. Nepal6. Eye of the tiger

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Mixed Bag

#37In 1951, Eugene Kolkey, an accomplished graphic artist and Art Director for Leo Burnett, sketched a character for a contest to become the official mascot of a then brand-new breakfast cereal. Portrayed by Dallas McKennon (19511953), Thurl Ravenscroft (19532005), Lee Marshall (20062014), and by Jim Cummings (2015-), whos the mascot, and which is the breakfast cereal brand?

The Mascot: Tony the Tiger The Cereal: Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (also known as Frosties)

#38The Four Asian Tigers or Four Asian Dragons is a term used in reference to the highly free-market and developed economies of W,X,Y and Z. These nations and areas were notable for maintaining exceptionally high growth rates and rapid industrialization between the early 1960s (mid-1950s for some) and 1990s. By the 21st century, all four had developed into advanced and high-income economies, specializing in areas of competitive advantage. W and X have become world-leading international financial centers, whereas Y and Z are world leaders in manufacturing information technology. Identify W, X, Y, Z.

Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan.

#39Prior to the April 1973 commencement of the Project Tiger programme, which animal was Indias national animal?

The Asiatic Lion

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X decline the Nawab of Junagadhs invitation to a game trip, asking him to ban hunting of Asiatic Lions. Xs wife, convinced her husband, at the request of the locals of the place, to establish the Kaziranga Wildlife Reserve, in Assam. Identify the couple, in the picture.

Lord George Curzon, Lady Mary Victoria Curzon, Viceroy and Vicereine of India(1899-1905).

#41Known as the Corbett of South India, X was a prolific writer, hunter-turned-conservationist, who, according to Government records from 1939 to 1966 , had killed 8-man-eating leopards (7 males and 1 female) and 7 tigers (5 males and 2 females) though he is rumored to have unofficially shot over 18 man eating panthers and over 1520-man eating tigers.He was a pioneer of wildlife conservation in southern India, and spent his later years "shooting" with a camera. Identify X.

X = Kenneth Anderson

#42What do these dates signify?Start DateEnd Date8 February 190228 January 190326 January 191413 February 191513 February 19261 February 192731 January 193818 February 193917 February 19505 February 19515 February 196224 January 196323 January 197410 February 19759 February 198628 January 198728 January 199815 February 199914 February 20102 February 20111 February 202221 January 202319 February 20347 February 20356 February 204625 January 2047

Chinese Year(s) Of the Tiger

#43Identify the mascot and the event.

Mascot - Shera, Event - Commonwealth games 2010

#44FIB.This flag is banned in a country. Which country, and why?

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam;Sri Lanka

#45X is a left-arm spinner, playing for Mumbai Indian in the Indian Premier League ( IPL).In a PETA advertisement, X is locked in a glass zoo enclosure with parts of his face and arms painted with tiger stripes in the ad and the caption reads, "Save the Tiger: Say No to Zoos".The advertisement goes on to proclaim, "Save animals by protecting their natural habitats, not by imprisoning them in zoos".Identify X.

Pragyan Ojha

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A controversial disclaimer, in the news for its alleged ineffectiveness, this is a common disclaimer in most Hollywood movies.FIB.

American Humane Association

#47The original roar sound was replaced with a new tiger sound, recorded and edited by Mark Mangini and mastered in stereophonic sound; the first film to use the new roar sound was Poltergeist (1982). Incidentally, the sound effect was also used for a beast in the film.The roar was remixed again in 1995, the executives found the then-current roar to be "lacking muscle". Using digital audio technology to blend many roars together, including the 1982 tiger roar, the new roar effect debuted with the release of Cutthroat Island (1995). (The purpose of the new roar, also done by Mark Mangini, was not only to give the sound more "muscle", but also to fit into films with 5.1 surround sound.)Where were these sounds utilized?

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Title Sequence

#48This is something called the Tiger Crossing, found in Hong Kong, and rarely in the United Kingdom. How is this different from a standard Zebra Crossing?

Unlike a zebra crossing, bicycles can use the tiger crossing, and the drivers need not dismount from their bicycles.

#49Identify the voice, who happens to be one of the most popular rock artists of his time.

Elvis Presley, Tiger Man

#50In which novel of the Feluda series, by Satyajit Ray, will we find a tiger who escaped a circus, and a mysterious ringmaster, whose estranged father happens to be killed in course of the story?

Chhinnamastar Abhishap(The Curse of the goddess)