2. Welcome to the Finals
Format: Infinite Bounce with Pounce
Scoring:
+10/0 on bounce.
+10/-10 on pounce.
Question goes to next team on a dutch
Quiz Hard, Quiz Fair
7. 2
Pundits objected to the title,
English word _(X)_ with
Hindi suffix _(Y)_ which
together translates to
'woman with the whip'
Identify this 1935 movie
about princess Madhuri who
fights crime as the titular
masked avenger XY
Also give stage name Z of
actress Mary Evans,
who portrayed both
Princess Madhuri and
the cult icon XY
10. 3
Known as 'Hazaar Dinari' because he was
purchased for a 1000 dinars while a boy
in 1297 from Khambat in Gujarat,
castrated and turned into a eunuch slave
for the pleasure of Sultan Alauddin Khalji.
Named 'white camphor'
_(X)_ rose up the ranks to become a
General in the Sultanate's army defeating
the Mongols in 1305 at Amroha.
Then defeating the Kakatiyas of Warangal
in 1309, capturing Koh-i-noor diamond.
Finally defeating the Pandayas in 1311.
Capturing the gold idols of Chidambaram,
Srirangam and Madurai alongwith 241
tonnes of gold among the loot.
In 1316, Alauddin Khalji was believed
poisoned by this trusted lieutenant _(X)_,
who ruled the sultanate as regent for 35
days before being assassinated.
16. 5
Published in 1922, X is
regarded as one of the most
important poems of the 20th
Century.
It ends with :
Datta.Dayadhvam.Damyata.
(Give. Sympathise. Control)
Shantih shantih shantih
(The formal ending to an Upanishad.
'The Peace which passeth
understanding')
19. 6
_(X)_ Sirumalani, started out running a tea stall near
magistrate's office in Vijapur in 1958.
Following murder allegations, he left town to start
bootlegging along the Sabarmati
He tried his hand working in a Diary earning Rs. 300 a
month. But it didn't work out.
And then he reinvented himself in white.
22. 7
_(X)_ was born in Wales. He
worked as a supernumerary to
pay for his voyage to Madras in
1788 aboard the Manship.
Set up India's first sugar plant
at Nellikuppam in 1842
In 1908, he set up the Pottery
unit in Ranipettai.
Sold the confectionery in 2004
to South Korean Lotte ltd.
Oldest surviving mercantile
name in Chennai
25. 8
Marco Polo's accounts
state that _(X)_
had an accidental death
outside his hermitage
because of a badly
aimed arrow by a
hunter aiming for the
peacocks in the region
This painting by
Reubens describes
events believed to be
an inaccurate
interpretation of
inscriptions on the
Pahlavi Cross found at
the site
28. 9
Identify this small
pastoral community that
lives on the isolated
Nilgiri plateau
They traditionally live in
small thatched houses,
constructed in the shape
of half barrels and
spread across the
pasture slopes
They are known for their
distinct embroidery
called 'pukhoor'
31. 10
The word _(X)_ is derived from the sanskrit for froth.
Classified as a triple distilled country liqour
Not allowed to be sold outside the state of its origin
Only tree ripened '___ apples' that have fallen are taken,
crushed with the feet to get neer, from the neer you get urrak
(15% alcohol), this is mixed with some left over neer and
redistilled twice to get cazulo(42% alcohol).
34. 11
Construction was started in 1785, a year of a devastating
famine, ordinary people worked in the day building the edifice,
while noblemen worked at night. A Keynesian intervention.
History remembers the Nawabs of Awadh for their love of epicurean delights and
grand gestures. Nawab Asaf-ud-daulah initiated a food for work program during
the famine of 1785, employing thousands in the construction of this.
Large cauldrons were filled with rice, meat, vegetables and spices and sealed to
make a simple, one- dish meal that was available to workers day and night. One
day, the Nawab caught a whiff of the aromas emanating from the cauldron and
the royal kitchen was ordered to serve the dish.
What technique of cooking on a low flame in sealed containers originated thus?
(Persian word for slow oven)
40. 13
A fictional
pirate
created by
the Italian
author
Sergio
Salgari.
Known
throughout
the South
China Sea
as the 'Tiger
of Malaysia'
Id the Actor
and the
Pirate
43. 14
Served as Cabinet
Secretary(_____) from
1969 to 1977.
Described by a foreign
contemporary, “What a
fascinating mix of physical
and mental elegance! What
accomplishments! What
friendships! And yet so shy
of talking about himself, his
accomplishments and his
friends”
Seldom seen in public after
retirement. Only 2 known
photos exist.
Who is this man?
46. 15
Identify this UNESCO
World Heritage site.
Name means the sitting
place of Bhima.
It exhibits earliest traces
of human life in the
Indian subcontinent
Some of the paintings are
atleast 30000 years old.
52. 17
Uncrowned king of
nefarious activities in
Tiruvanmayur during
the mid-80s, mainly
bootlegging of arrack
from Mahabalipuram
and transport of
persons involved in the
flesh trade
Identify this Indian
Serial Killer found guilty
for 6 murders.
55. 18
Seventh generation of a
line of traditional
temple dancers from
Tanjore
Padmavibhushan
One of the greatest
exponents of her art
form
Satyajit Ray filmed a
documentary on her in
1976.
Identify
61. 20
“No book can teach you
about yourself, no
psychologist. none of
the professors or
philosophers. What
they can teach you is
what they think you are
or what they think you
should be.”
He was discovered as
'the world teacher' but
he disavowed it.
Identify this
philosopher
64. 21
Served in groups of four. Identify this ceremonial feast, the preparation of which is
considered an art form and is a central part of the identity of these proud people.
On the menu:
Maithi maaz (gravy dish made with lamb and fenugreek or methi leaves)
Rista (meatballs in a fiery red gravy)
Lahabi Kabab or Moachi Kabab (flattened mutton kababs cooked in yogurt)
Waza Kokur (two halves or two full chicken cooked whole)
Daeni Phoul (mutton dish)
Doudha Ras (mutton cooked in sweet milk gravy)
Rogan Josh (tender lamb cooked with spices)
Tabak Maaz (ribs of lamb simmered in yogurt till tender, then fried, snack/side-dish)
Daniwal Korma (a mutton curry with lots of coriander)
Waza Palak (green spinach cooked with small pounced mutton balls, Paliki Riste)
Aab Gosh (lamb cooked in milk curry)
Marchwangan Korma (an extremely spicy lamb preparation)
Kabab Platter (minced meat roasted on skewers over hot coals)
Yakh'n (delicately spiced yogurt curry)
Ruwangan Chhaman (cheese squares with Tomato gravy)
Dum Aelva (potatoes cooked in yogurt gravy)
Nadir Yakh'n (lotus stem in a delicate yogurt sauce)
Hakh(with nadir/vangan) (a local variety of greens)
Nadir Palak (lotus stem with spinach)
Muji Chetintin (a sharp radish and walnut chutney)
Gushtaba (this is a velvety textured meatball in white yogurt gravy, a specialty)
Phirin (a milk pudding)
Kawah (saffron, cardamom, almond flavoured green tea)
67. 22
Beauty, brains and the buzzer
THERE ARE moments when even suave and confident quiz masters meet their match.
As at the Museum Theatre when a glamorous young participant did things her own
way. 'What a stunner', you thought as the maroon silk saree clad woman walked to
the participant's chair. The beauty with brains was a shade too preoccupied with her
looks however. Tossing her lovely mane from time to time, flashing a cheerful smile at
the audience, basking in the attention, she was definitely different from the usual
__(X)__ in-the-making.
When she dashed off to the steps at the side to the make-up man, the illusion of being
at a feature film shoot began to envelop the viewer. After the powder compact and
lipstick routine, she picked up a bottle of lip salve. A quick application but it was not
quick enough. The bell rang and the actress looked around hurriedly for a suitable
spot to place the bottle. After a minute or two, she got up and placed it triumphantly
on the corner of the quiz master's polished, antique table.
__(Y)__ could do little but stare at it, disapproval cloaked by a half-smile. The smile
came to his aid once more when after the first event and before the retake, she
turned to him anxiously and asked "Does my hair look okay?". His presence of mind
enabled him to give a suitable light-hearted retort.
Quiz masters sure need to have their wits about them whether confronted with the
brainy or the beauty with brains like ___(Z)___.
70. 23
Time Magazine named
___(X)___ one of the 100
most influential people of
the 20th Century.
The___(Y)___ was
established in Darjeeling,
India on November 4,
1954 with impetus
provided by Pt. Jawaharlal
Nehru, the first Prime
Minister of India, to
encourage this as an
organized sport in India.
___(X)___ was the first
director of field training for
___(Y)___.
___(X)___'s remains were
cremated at ___(Y)___,
his favourite haunt.
73. 24
Based upon the Bengali novel of
the same name by Sunil
Gangopadhyay. One of the
earliest films to employ the
literary technique of the
carnivalesque. Identify the film
__(X)__
The story unfolds around a
group of four friends, quite
unlike each other and yet
bonded together deeply. The
four friends are all educated and
come from different layers of
society, but the urge to escape
from the daily grinding of city
forces them to go out into
Palamau, in Bihar, to tear
themselves away from their
regulated city life.
__(Y)__ plays the role of the
Santhal girl Buli who meets the
friends. Identify this actress who
is nicknamed by the Indian
media as 'The lady in white'.
80. (40,-20)
The Original is an epic
24,000 couplets of Pati,
Patni aur Woh
_(X)_ however is 11,000
stanzas and is an original
retelling of the same
Well known for its similes
Legend has it that it was
written in one night by
Lord Ganesha as the poet
procrastinated till the day
before his presentation.
(unlike this quiz)
83. (30,-15)
Pseudonym meaning
'Venerable Prince'
The brother of Chera king
Cheran Chenguttuvan.
An astrologer predicted
that he would become the
ruler of the land and to
obviate such a happening,
especially when his elder
brother the rightful heir
was alive, the prince
became a Jain monk
86. (30,-15)
This was the title of more
than one poet who was
active during different
periods of Tamil
literature.
They were some of the
most famous and
important female poets of
the Tamil canon.
"Katrathu Kai Mann
Alavu, Kallathathu
Ulagalavu"
89. (20,-10)
“I trust, you remember
me as a fellow traveller
on your voyage from
Japan to Chicago. I very
much recall at this
moment your views on
the growth of the ascetic
spirit in India. I recall
these ideas in connection
with my scheme of
Research Institute of
Science for India, of
which you have doubtless
heard or read.”
Jamsetji Tata to whom
on what
98. The Power of Love
(10,-10)
__(X)__ , the son of a wealthy merchant in Kaveripattinam, married __(Y)__,
the lovely daughter of another merchant. They lived together happily in the
city of Kaveripattinam, until __(X)__ met the courtesan __(Z)__ and fell in
love with her. In his infatuation, he left __(Y)__ and gradually spent all his
wealth on the dancer. At last, penniless, __(X)__ realised his mistake, and
returned to __(Y)__ after a year. Their only asset was a precious pair of
anklets, filled with gems, which she gave to him willingly. With these as their
capital they went to the great city of Madurai, where __(X)__ hoped to recoup
his fortunes by trade.
The city of Madurai was ruled by the Pandya king Neduncheziyan. Upon
arrival to Madurai, __(X)__ set out to sell __(Y)__'s anklets. While on his way
to sell the anklet, he was held by the king's guards for the alleged theft of one
of the queen's anklets. Upon the king's orders, he was beheaded without trial.
When__(Y)__ was informed of this, she became furious, and set out to prove
her husband's innocence to the king, by showing him the anklets.
__(Y)__ came to the king's court, broke open the anklet seized from __(X)__
and showed that it contained rubies, as opposed to the queen's anklets which
contained pearls. Realizing their fault, the king and the queen died of shame.
Unsatisfied, __(Y)__ tore out a breast and flung it on the city, uttering a curse
that the entire city be burnt. And so it was.
110. 25
Art was __(X)__ ’s favourite subject at Doon School. Hooked though he was on oil
painting, he never really saw himself as a professional artist.
As a matter of principle, __(X)__'s father had never told his children what they should do
when it came to their careers. “We had a very independent upbringing,” __(X)__ says.
At Doon School, art aficionado Martand Singh was among his close buddies. Later on, both
would join hands to set up the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
Classmates with Sanjay Gandhi, Kamal Nath
__(X)__ who did his BA from St Stephen’s College in Delhi, stayed clear of his father’s
world for years, choosing, instead to open a boutique, the Psychedelhi, in a five-star Delhi
hotel in the 1960s, he counted the Beatles among his clients.
This helped __(X)__ build his association with Diana Vreeland, then editor of Vogue.
Vreeland introduced Patnaik to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of the American president
John F. Kennedy.
On her 1983 trip to India, __(X)__ took Jackie Kennedy, then a senior editor at
Doubleday, and her son John, in India on a research project, to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Lucknow
and Hyderabad. Soon afterwards, his first book A Desert Kingdom came out, edited by
Jacqueline Kennedy. __(X)__ had become a writer. Two more books followed. He was
seen at parties in New York with Mick Jagger and Gore Vidal.
The rarefied world __(X)__ lived in came tumbling down in April 97 when his father died.
113. 26
The origins of the Sonali Bendre Raj
Thackerey quip.
Why is this beautiful Mulgi all
dressed up, with nath and nauvari
sari?
Apparently the event was organised
by the Shiv Udyog Sena, with the
objective of giving 27 lakh jobs to
youth in Maharashtra.
Big Program at Andheri Sports
complex way back in 1996. Full
Traffic Jam.
Slum Children got burgers.
Bharat Shah bought autographed
pillow. Shobha De cooed. Mahesh
Bhatt Clicked away
Prabhu Deva, Asha Bhosle and
Sunil Gavaskar were in the VIP.
116. 27
Composed and
produced in 1974 by our
cat ___(X)___
Recorded in two takes
in the last ten minutes
of studio time.
According to ___(X)___
“Kung Fu Fighting was
meant for the B side, so
I went over the top with
the 'hoo's and 'hah's
and the chopping
sounds. Who was
gonna listen”
It went on to top the
Billboard Hot 100 chart
and sell eleven million
records worldwide
featuring on many
soundtracks.
122. 29
C. S. Divot: Who do you think you
are?
Hrundi V. Bakshi: In India, we
don't think who we are. We know
who we are.
“Wisdom is the province of the
aged, but the heart of a child is
pure.”
Indira Gandhi loved quoting him.
134. 33
“ … in the twelfth year of my age, I
became ruler … ”
He was educated and his
observations and comments in this,
his memoirs reflect an interest in
nature, society, politics and
economics.
His vivid account of events covers
not just his life, but the history and
geography of the areas he lived in,
and their flora and fauna, as well as
the people with whom he came into
contact.
“Like us many have
spoken over this spring,
but they were gone
in the twinkling of an eye.
We conquered the world with
bravery and might,
but we did not take
it with us to the grave”
137. 34
She : The royal courtesan of Vaishali, the capital of the Licchavi republic in
ancient India around 500 BC
He: King of the Magadha empire, who falls in love with her.
He destroys Vaishali to get her
She has been transformed by her encounter with Gautama Buddha of whom
she becomes a disciple and an Arahant herself.
140. 35
1991 batch IAS officer of the Haryana
Cadre.
44 transfers in 22 years and counting.
Most recently during his 80-day stint as
Haryana’s Director-General of Land
Consolidation and Land Records-cumInspector-General of Registration,
__(X)__ detected serious irregularities in
land transactions involving transfer of
panchayat land worth several hundred
crores of rupees to newly created real
estate companies.
__(X)__ was transferred on 11 October
2012 and he took action on the matter
after his transfer.
As the Managing Director of Haryana
Seeds Development Corporation Limited,
__(X)__ exposed its irregularities in just
five months as its head following which
he was transferred on 4 April 2013 and
was replaced by B. S. Duggal, a Deputy
Secretary five ranks below him
143. 36
One of the big four venomous snakes of India
Named in honour of a Scottish Herpetologist who described many of India's
snakes. Identify.
Someone's gonna get a hurt real bad!
146. 37
Name the upcoming Disney movie about
Indian baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and
Dinesh Patel who were discovered by
sports agent J.B. Bernstein after winning a
reality show competition.
149. 38
She featured on the
2011 Pirelli Calendar
by Karl Lagerfeld.
Name this Mallu girl
from Bangalore.
“She’s dusky,
flawless and the
true face of beauty.
She’s worked with
Jean Paul Gaultier,
Hermes, Chanel and is the face of
the future”
152. 39
Identify the Actor in this iconic still from the
film where he portrayed Dr. Adam Aziz.
He has worked for prominent directors such
as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, David Lean,
Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and Satyajit Ray
161. 42
Identify this Senior legal officer for New York based
Open Society Justice Initiative
Created a stir with a report on the human rights abuses
associated with CIA’s secret detention programme,
involving 54 countries, epitomising
a globalisation of torture
176. 47
Identify this plant
It is cultivated for it's roots which
are baked, ground and used as a
substitute in times of crisis or in
prisons
In India it is used as an additive
to improve flavour since it
retains hot water longer
The leaves are used in salads
appreciated for their bitter taste
in Mediterranean Cuisine
179. 48
The series tells the story of a young tech
genius Raju Rai living in Mumbai and his
mentor, the scientist Dr. Singh, who develop a
technology suit that activates the mystical
_____ of the body.
When Raju dons the suit, he discovers
superpowers and vows to use his new found
abilities to protect and serve the people.
Stan Lee collaborated with Liquid Comics
founded by entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan,
Gotham Chopra and Suresh Seetharaman and
uses the medium of digital graphic novel
publishing to develop properties for theatrical
live-action films, animation and video games.
“Watching Stan mingle in the pantheon of great
Indian Gods and Goddesses will go down as one
of the most coolest times of my life,” added
Liquid Co-Founder, Gotham Chopra.
182. 49
“I think there should be a
law of Nature to prevent a
___ from behaving in this
absurd way!”
He did it at 19.
"I discovered what true
mathematical elegance is
from him" - Carl Sagan
185. 50
In a fit of depression __(V)__ attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself
on the railroad track of a London underground station. But by a ‘series of
miracles’, like the switch being turned off by a guardsman and the train coming
to a stop just a few feet away from him, he was saved.
__(V)__ sustained only superficial injuries in his legs. But since attempted
suicide was a criminal offence, the Scotland Yard promptly arrested him.
__(V)__ called __(X)__ for help and through a series of manipulations, __(X)__
bailed him out.
The story on __(V)__’s attempted suicide became known in India when __(Y)__
mentioned it in a lecture in Delhi. __(Y)__ had to face a lot of public wrath
including much rebuke from his paternal uncle, __(Z)__. __(Z)__ accused
__(Y)__ of defaming __(V)__ by publicly narrating this episode which was
closely guarded by __(X)__. On his part __(Y)__ declared that there was
nothing so bad about the incident, except that it illustrated that even
intellectuals like __(V)__ can go through bouts of depression.