The final round of Grey Kounts, a general knowledge quiz at Clarotechnico 2012 held at DDIT, Nadiad.

1. Created By: Shivranjan Kabad

3. Its us,
The Organizers of Grey Kounts
Because we are the final authority
So no arguments and the quizmaster’s
decision will be final and binding

4. Rules
 Infinite Passes
 No negative markings so feel free to guess
 1 minute for each question. 20 seconds for passed
questions.
 +50 for the correct answer. +20 for answering passed
questions

5. Warning !
The following presentation is for mature
audiences only due to depiction of illegal
drugs, violence, swearing and nudity.

6.  Movie star X started his career in a 1975 pornographic movie
called All in the Family.
 He later defended this with: “I had to do anything I could to
make a living 31 years ago, but I don't think it's a big deal, even
Marlon Brando used to be exposed in his movies," X said. "The
porn movie at that time was more conservative than the current
films“
 The film was directed by Mu Zhu, and was euphemistically
called, an “adult comedy”.
 It is the only movie that he has starred in where starred in where
there isn't a single fight or stunt sequence.

7. (and the aforesaid violence………)

9.  X Chocolatier is a manufacturer of premium chocolates and
related
 products.
 Founded in Belgium in 1926,X owns and operates more than 450
retail boutiques and shops in the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia
and is available via over 10,000 speciality retailers.
 Shown here is the logo of the company inspired by a famous
legend.
 Supposedly, this legend gave rise to a rather common phrase for a
voyeur.
 Name company X.
 What is the legend?
 What is the phrase?
 (see next slide) + (clue slide)

13.  (and the nudity……..)

14.  Named in honour of the legend of Lady Godiva - an Anglo-Saxon
noblewoman who rode naked through the streets of Coventry,England,in
order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her
husband on his tenants.
 After issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut
their windows, she rode through the town, clothed only in her long hair.
 Only one person in the town,the tailor Tom, disobeyed her.
 Tom bore a hole in his shutters so that he might see Godiva pass, and is
struck blind.
 The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from this legend.
 In the end, Godiva's husband keeps his word and abolishes the onerous
 taxes.

15.  At The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 AD, the French, who
were overwhelmingly favored to win the battle,
threatened to do something to all captured English
soldiers so that they could never fight again.
 The English won in a major upset and waved
something at the French in defiance.
 This mostly urban legend is supposed to be the origin
of what practice and its associated verbal form?

16.  (and the swearing…….)

17.  The finger, the middle
finger, the highway salute,
the Bronx salute, the one-
finger salute, the bird (as
in giving, flipping, or
flying the bird), or
flipping off someone.

18.  The French proposed to cut off the middle finger
 without which it is impossible to draw the English
 longbow.
 • This famous weapon was made of the native English
 yew tree, and so the act of drawing the longbow was
 known as "plucking yew".
 • Thus, when the victorious English waved their middle
 fingers at the defeated French, they said, "See, we
 can still pluck yew! PLUCK YEW!“
 • Since "pluck yew" is rather difficult to say it has
 gradually changed to F*** You !

19.  Connect the two pictures with the song and the text
 below.
 BPM 37093 is a variable white dwarf star with a hydrogen
 atmosphere and an unusually high mass of approximately
1.1 times the Sun's.
 It is about 50 light-years from Earth,in the constellation
Centaurus.
 It is thought to be composed primarily of carbon and
oxygen, which are created by thermonuclear fusion of
helium nuclei.
 Full fundas please.

21.  (and the drugs……..)

22.  Two science milestones get their name from the same song.
 One is an Australopithecus afarensis skeleton.
 She was found in Ethiopia by Donald Johnson, who named her
for the song heard during the party celebrating her discovery.
 BPM 37093 happens to be a 10 billion trillion trillion carat
 cosmic diamond !
 The star is technically a chunk of crystallized carbon, 4,000
 km across.
 LSD
 Shortly after the song's release, speculation arose that the first
letter of each of the title's nouns intentionally spelled LSD.
Although Lennon denied and mocked the idea of a hidden LSD
reference, the BBC banned the song.

23.  “Everyone is praising the robes but the emperor is
naked. Tune ordinary, singing substandard, words an
insult to sensibility”

25.  India’s motto is 'Satyameva Jayate' which literally translates
to 'Truth alone triumphs'. Country X has a slightly more
colourful mottos:
 It is a Latin phrase 'Nemo me impune lacessit', meaning
'No one provokes me with impunity!’
 In the native language of X it is 'Wha daur meddle wi‘ me?‘.
 Uncyclopedia parodies it as 'Dinnae fuck wi' me!'

27.  Les internationaux de France de X, an annual event
is named for X, a pioneer aviator who completed the
first solo flight across the Mediterranean
Sea), engineer (inventor of the first forward-firing
aircraft machine gun), and World War I hero (the first
pilot to shoot down five enemy aircraft, and to be
called an "ace" for doing so), who was killed in aerial
combat in 1918.

33.  Many of the ________ family members are said to have
been named after mythological characters from the
legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table, such as Sir Percival, Queen Guinevere,
Rhongomyniad (Arthur’s famous spear).

35. Q-11
From whom to who?

37. On the morning of 28th April 1986, workers at the
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, Sweden, were found
to have radioactive particles on their clothes.
It was Sweden's search for the source of
radioactivity, after they had determined there was no
leak at the Swedish plant, that led to the first news of
_________________ to the outside world.

39.  The name of this font was inspired by a puzzle question that
Vincent Connare, the designer, heard at Microsoft headquarters.
According to Connare:
The name originated from a lunch conversation with someone
from my type group. An engineer told a story about a question
posted to an internal puzzle email list. The question was "can you
make a _________ that could launch a person from main campus
to the new consumer campus about a mile away? Mathematically
is it possible and how?”
 Connare thought that would be a great name for a font that
“launches words across the Internet”. (It was specifically meant
to be a screen-readable web design font)

42.  Located deep in the icy mountainside of Spitsbergen
Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, north of
Norway, this facility was built in the hope of averting
and alleviating future global crises, and post
apocalyptic scenarios.
 Pics on Next slide

45.  Is the youngest son of an Irish construction mogul.
 Serves on the board of Forbes Gokak, Afcons
Infrastructure, Shapoorji-Pallonji & Co., and United
Motors (India).
 Was selected to become the first non-Indian to assume
a very important role.

47.  During his university studies he was an upright bass player
and occasionally performed as a cruise ship crooner. In
later life he co-wrote AC Milan's anthem and the Forza
Italia anthem with the opera director Renato Serio.
 He is also known under the nickname Il Cavaliere (literally,
The Knight), due to the knighthood Order of Merit for
Labour which he received in 1977.
 As of 2010, Forbes magazine has ranked him as the 74th
richest man in the world with a net worth of $9 billion. He
is also very powerful, though his political clout is on the
wane.

49.  This particular brand of biscuit has its origins in World War 1,
when wives and mothers of soldiers in the Australia and New
Zealand Army Corps baked cookies and sent them to soldiers
stationed overseas, in the European and Pacific theaters.
 The brand was later commercialized and is now known all over
the world, including here. Very popular at H2 canteen, up until a
year ago.
 The parent company today donates 3% of sales for the support of
Indian veterans.
 I’m looking for a specific keyword here.

51. Q-18
 A 2.5 acre landscaped
section of New York's
famous Central Park was
inaugurated on 9th Oct
1985, on what would have
been John Lennon's 45th
birthday, by his widow
Yoko Ono as a memorial
to him.
 It is located directly
across the street from
where Lennon was
murdered. It has been
the site of many
impromptu gatherings of
Beatles fans over the
years.
 What is the name of this
garden memorial?

52.  Strawberry Fields!

55.  Before he died, Milton Wright made his sons Wilbur
and Orville make him a promise. This promise has
now become standard procedure with persons of
certain importance, for example Princes William and
Harry of the United Kingdom, and the President and
Vice President of the USA.
 What is this promise?

56.  The brothers weren’t allowed to travel on the same
place together; that way, if one died in a plane crash,
the other would still be around.

57.  At the end of 2011, the tiny Pacific island nation of Samoa
reversed hundred year old decision, informing the
international community and mapmakers to update their
atlases.
 The reason for this momentous decision: to improve
communication with their new key trading partners
Australia, New Zealand, China, etc (as opposed to the USA,
which was their major trading partner a century ago.)
 What was the government decision?

59. Where (and when) in India would you find the following
cocktails:
Ondaatje Slammer
Pinker Colada
Kunzru Punch
Dalrymple Breezer?
Hint: Current affairs… current~ 2012

63.  All corporate honchos are familiar with jetsetting-
traveling from one place to another by
plane usually for pleasure or for work.
 What then is Set-jetting?

64.  Set-jetting is the trend of traveling to destinations that are
first seen in movies.
 For instance, touring London in a high-speed boat like
James Bond, or visiting the stately homes that are seen in
the Jane Austen films.
 Corporations, convention and tourism boards are
exploiting the trend, creating their own set-jetting travel
maps, like the Elizabeth: The Golden Age movie map
published by Visit Britain.
 Other recent movie tie-ins done by tourism boards include
France (The Da Vinci Code), Belgium (In Bruges) and
Ireland (P.S., I Love You).

67.  Infinite passing
 -20 Negative marks for every wrong attempt. No
negative marks for passed questions
 +50 for every correct answer. +20 for passed questions.
 1 minute for each question. 20 seconds for passed
questions.

73. Q-3
This poster signifies a
recent event. Which event?

76.  This is in reference to an
interview where a reporter
asked Best, “When is the
best time to have sex”?
And Best replied, “At Half
Time”.
 Hence ‘Scoring at
Halftime’……

79.  The logo consists of horizontal stripes which are representative
of the speed and dynamism, the esteemed corporate image of
the company in the world of technology.
 The company name ‘___’ is highlighted fashionably, using
capitalized block lettering to demonstrate authority. A blue
shade is used in the logo.
 The logo consists of a simple but unforgettable font style. The
letters are inscribed in a bold font which is a depiction of the
decent attribute of the company and its products. The letters in
the logo are formed with horizontal bars which enhance the
beauty of the logo.

81.  The logo is an innovative example of a corporate brand; it features the
letters “_” and “_” in the form of a human face. The face lies within a
circle, which represents world, future, youth, humanity and
technology.
 The logo intends to symbolize the relentless efforts of the company to
make their customers happy. The circle typifies the globe, while the
stylized symbol of the smiling face underlines friendliness and
accessibility. The “one eye” is meant to be goal-oriented, focused and
positive. Deliberately left blank and asymmetric, the upper-right hand
space in the logo illustrates the company’s creative
thinking, innovation and adaptability.
 The red is the main colour in the logo. It depicts friendliness and leaves
a lasting impression of the company’s commitment to the best. On the
other hand, the gray colour visualizes technology and reliability. The
logo features the Helvetica Black typeface.

83.  The logo is one of the most popular sporting logos ever
created. It has been worn by many of the world’s best
athletes – a fact that significantly strengthens the brand
internally and externally.
 The present logo remains strikingly memorable, largely due
to the cleverly artistic treatment of the letter F. The symbol
comprises of snakelike letters which give it a highly
futuristic and elegant look.
 The red bar makes the initial unique in the logo, and
represents vitality, vigour and passion. On the other hand,
the blue colour represent trustworthiness and reliability of
the brand.

85.  The logo has a think black circle, bounded by smooth silver
outline, displaying the company’s name in a stylish
manner. The core of the circle of logo is separated into four
quadrants with national colours of the company’s home
country/region, blue and white hues.
 Other experts say that each section of the quadrants of the
logo depicts the whirling propeller of a plane, formed in a
fashionable manner.
 The letters “___” are inscribed in the top half of the black
circle in the logo, in non-serif characters. The font gives the
logo a simple look with a solid corporate image.

87.  The logo is among the most artistically created technology emblems.
 The logo brings together the Nordic runes analogous to the modern
Latin H (Haglazl) and B (Berkanan). Such combination of letters
represents the connection that the product creates between two
devices.
 The logo comprises of two unified letters sketched in white, and
bounded by a blue background. The name of the technology is added
to the logo in black. This arrangement signifies unison, strength and
reliability, and provides the users with a safe and powerful connection.
 The font of the logo is simple, bold and effective. The logo is self-
explanatory as its glimpse depicts the wide existence of the technology.

90.  Sports
 Entertainment
 History
 Countries and Geographic
 Politics and Current Affairs
 Continue

92.  He was a goalkeeper for the Paraguayan National Team
and a free kick specialist
 He has a goalkeeper-record of scoring eight
International Goals

93. The Golden Bagel Award

94.  The Golden Bagel Award is an award established in
2004 that honors the professional male tennis player
who has handed out more "bagels" (sets won 6-
0), than any other player on the circuit.
 In 2011 Djokovic won out by handing out 11 bagels.
 Back

95.  He arrived in New York from Europe as a child to
escape being killed because his father’s enemy wanted
to get rid of him. At immigration, he was asked his
name. Not knowing English, he replied with the name
of the place he was from. The officer recorded that as
the name. What was this name?

98.  Back

100.  They are the flags of Philippines. When Philippines is
at war the red field of the flag is above the blue field
 And its vice versa when there is peace.

102.  Back

105.  He served as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives from 1995 to 1998.
 He was a major leader in the Republican victory in the
1994 congressional election.
 Shocked the other contestants by winning South
Carolina Republican Primary.

106.  Back

107.  X is a jeweled piece of art made from 1885 to 1917. The
most famous ones were made for Alexander III and
Nicholas II of Russia. The first one was crafted for Tsar
Alexander III. In the 1983 James Bond movie
Octopussy, it is an object of bidding war between
James Bond and Kamal Khan. Only 65 are known to be
made till date.

109.  He was a British Diplomat and an Indian Army officer
who served as the High Commissioner in Egypt from
1915 to 1917. He was also an administrator in British
India and served twice as the Chief Commissioner of
Balochistan. He is famous for having an international
boundary named after him.

110.  Back

111.  The things we
do not notice
are always the
simplest ones.

113.  Buddy (Pine)- Bill Clinton
 Bo (Derek)- Barrack Obama
 Barney (Stinson)- George Bush
 Millie- George Bush Sr.

116.  Meerkat from Sanskrit markata meaning "an ape".
 Krait ultimately from Sanskrit Karait - a kind of snake.
 Atoll ultimately from Sanskrit antala.
 Dinghy from Hindi dingi "a tiny boat", from Sanskrit drona-m.
 Bandana from Sanskrit bandhan, "a bond".
 Shawl from Persian shal,finally from Sanskrit satl, which means "a
strip of cloth".
 Candy from Sanskrit khanda "piece of sugar".
 Shampoo probably from Sanskrit champna which means "kneads".
 Avatar from Sanskrit avatara, which means "descent" ; refers to the
human incarnation of God during times of distress on earth.
 Guru ultimately from Sanskrit guru-s, which means "a teacher".
 Jute via Bengali jhuto ultimately from Sanskrit jutas, which means
"twisted hair".
 Banyan from Hindi baniyaa ultimately from Sanskrit vanij, which
means "a merchant".
 Early travellers observed that the shade of the tree was frequented by
banias or Indian traders.
 Banyan meaning vest or undershirt also has the same origins as it used
to be worn by Banias

122.  Thomas Jefferson- Sally Hemings
 Warren Harding- Nan Britton, Carrie Philips
 Franklin Roosevelt- Lucy Mercer
 Dwight Eisenhower- Kay Summersby
 John Kenedy- Angie Dickinson, Kim Novak, (possibly
Marilyn Monroe and god knows how many more)
 Lyndon Johnson- Madeline Brown
 Bill Clinton- Monica Lewinsky