Kriti Quiz (Inter - Hostel General Quiz) finals at IIT Guwahati , 2014

Well to begin with , I have no idea
about the number of rounds.
But I can assure you that there are
going to be plenty of rounds to
make up if you are not doing well
initially .
Just go with the flow , baby
And audience , sit tight because
trust me , ‘many’ questions are
going to pass to you guys today :P

GENERAL DRY ROUND
1. This round consists of 12 questions .
2. 6 questions clockwise and the other half anticlockwise
3. +10 / -10 for Pounce +10 / 0 for Bounce

1.
He immortalised the phrase “You cannot be serious“.
Many umpires found themselves at the receiving end
of this !!
Later, it was aptly chosen as the title for his
autobiography.
Who in the world of sports am I talking about ?
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2.
On 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan's character ( the dude
on the left in the picture ) is a movie star whose
personality traits and life events are taken from
Morgan's own life.
The character desperately wants an "EGOT“.
What does EGOT stand for ?
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EMMY, A GRAMMY, AN OSCAR AND A TONY

3. Where ? (Specific place)
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4.
Sukumar Sen, the Chief Election Commissioner during 1st General elections was
livid to see a ‘social practice’ making its way to voters’ list. He ordered his
officials by mentioning the names of the women voters, in place of mere
reference to a particular woman.
Nonetheless, some 2.8 million women voters had finally to be struck off the list.
He felt that such a step will help in eradicating such social practice.
What made him take such drastic step?
.
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THE SOCIAL PRACTICE OF WOMEN REFERRING THEMSELVES
AS SOMEONE'S WIFE, DAUGHTER, MOTHER, ETC.

5. Cetology is a branch of marine
mammal science that studies the approximately
eighty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoise
in the scientific order Cetacea.
A literary classic explores this field through the
narrator of the book who provides
a zoological classification of whales.
Although a work of fiction, author included
sequences of chapters concerned largely with a
pseudo-objective discussion of the properties of
whales.
Which literary classic am I referring to ?
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6. Having been discovered in Barbados in the 18th century,
the fruit thought to have originated via natural cross
breeding was given the name “_____” in 1814 in Jamaica, a
name which reflects the way it’s arranged when it grows—
hanging in clusters just like _____.
The fruit trees were planted in Florida in the early 19th
century, although they were grown only as a novelty and the
fruit was little utilized.
In 1962, Florida Citrus Mutual proposed changing the name
to something more appealing to consumers in order to
stimulate greater sales. There were so many protests from
the public against a name change that the idea was
abandoned.
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7.
_______ White is a little English girl born in the suburbs of London, England on
November 1. Her height is described as five apples and her weight as three
apples. She is portrayed as a bright and kind-hearted girl, very close to her twin
sister Mimmy. She is good at baking cookies and loves Mama's homemade apple
pie. She likes to collect cute things and her favorite subjects in school are English,
music, and art.
Which popular fictional character , associated with gijinka
( personification ) first designed by Yuko Shimizu am I talking about ?
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8. PUT FUNDA
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9.
X is a comic character who appears in Tinkle comics. A village simpleton , who is
most of the time shown as an ignoramus but faithful servant to his masters , is
still considered the most famous among the characters appearing in Tinkle.
Ironically in 2013, Visa International roped in this famous dim-witted character
from children fantasy literature, to spread financial awareness among Indians.
A 4-page sponsored section in Tinkle featured the cartoon character's
misadventures in everyday finance.
Identify X .
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10. CONNECT
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"PayPal Mafia" is a term used to indicate a group of former PayPal employees
and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology
companies such as
Tesla Motors, LinkedIn, PalantirTechnologies, SpaceX, YouTube, Yelp,
and Yammer

11. X is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge of the Māori people of New
Zealand which the New Zealand national rugby union team, the "All Blacks", and a number
of other New Zealand national teams perform before their international matches. Some
non-New Zealand sports teams have also adopted X. Give me X .
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12. The terms X and Y refer to the ways in which bytes are most significant in multi-byte
data types and describe the order in which a sequence of bytes is stored in a
computer memory.
In a X system, the most significant value in the sequence is stored at the lowest storage
address (i.e., first). In a Y system, the least significant value in the sequence is stored first.
The terms X and Y are actually derived from the Lilliputians of Gulliver's Travels, whose
major political issue was whether soft-boiled eggs should be opened on the big side or the
little side.
Identify X and Y .
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X – BIG ENDIAN
Y – LITTLE ENDIAN

SELECT THEME ROUND
1. What you are going to see in the next slide are 6 themes , each recurring twice.
2. Each theme consists of 2 questions.
3. Themes marked as I are relatively easy.
4. You can select any of the remaining themes at a given point of time. There’s a point you
should keep in mind though – If you select theme marked as II in your first attempt , then
points earned would be +20/-10 per question. However , if you choose to go with the
normal flow i.e., I in first attempt then you get +10 / 0 per question and afterwards it
doesn’t matter whether you choose I or II in your second attempt because then you get
+10/0 per question again.
5. The choices would be given on the basis of the points accumulated till now . So team which
has scored highest till now would get to choose first and in that order other selections
would take place.
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GO AHEAD MAKE MY DAY
CELEBRITIES I CELEBRITIES II
EPONYM 1 EPONYM II
HARRY POTTER I HARRY POTTER II
DYSTOPIA 1 DYSTOPIA II
ROCK AND ROLL I ROCK AND ROLL II
CRICKET I CRICKET II

CELEBRITIES I
The interiors of the the ship RMS Titanic in the 1997 movie -
"Titanic" have all been portrayed with utmost detail and are in co-relation
with the actual RMS Titanic.
But in the 1997 movie there was a minute "flaw“ .
The scene, in which Rose is lying on the piece of driftwood and
staring towards the stars, does not show the correct star field.
When X , a well known American astronomer , pointed out this
flaw to the director James Cameron , the director admitted the
mistake and later rectified it in the relaunched 3D version of the
blockbuster film.
Identify X .
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CELEBRITIES I
X was a fixture in the crowds in France, popping up in
the Champs-Élysées stages cheering on Armstrong.
X remained a staunch supporter of Lance through all
the accusations of him using performance enhancers --
frequently standing by his side at fundraisers for
Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation.
Like most of Lance's friends, X had his limits though.
After Lance finally copped to cheating , X backed away,
at least publicly, and turned down invitations to attend
some Livestrong events.
Identify X .
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CELEBRITIES II
Shatranj Ke Khilari is a 1977 Indian film
by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based on Munshi
Premchand's short story of the same name. The film is
set in 1856 and shows the life and customs of 19th
century India on the eve of the Indian rebellion of
1857.
Richard Attenborough played the role of General James
Outram. In order to emulate Outram and his
idiosyncrasies , he started working on his Scottish
accent ; however he went a bit too far when he picked
up a ‘bad’ habit .
Which habit am I talking about ?
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CELEBRITIES II
Truman Capote was an American author, screenwriter and playwright,
many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are
recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's
and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a
"nonfiction novel.“
Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood, a journalistic work
about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent
four years writing the book aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee,
who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
In 2005 , a biographical film about Truman Capote, following the
events during the writing of In Cold Blood released . The actor
portraying him won the “ Academy Award for Best Actor “.
Just give me the actor’s name.
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CRICKET I
A certain bowler from the English Cricket team performed a spectacle during a
match. The villagers of the county from which he came, wished to reward him so
they pooled in some money and bought him X.
From X comes a famous phrase used often in ‘sports‘ (yeah it’s not restricted to
cricket alone)
Identify X and the spectacle.
COOKIE – Name the bowler too if you can for extra points
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X – HAT
HH STEPHENSON WAS
THE BOWLER

CRICKET I
Tony Lock was one of the most aggressive cricketers
ever seen. He is remembered for his wiry build and
balding head and when he first appeared at the Oval in
1946 his red hair matched his temperament.
Lock's ferociously competitive play will not be
forgotten on English fields nor in Australia.
In 1956, Lock became famously known as the bowler
who took "the other wicket” at Old Trafford against
Australia.
What is this “other wicket” funda ?
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CRICKET II
Conrad Hunte , played 44 Test matches as an opening
batsman for the West Indies . He retired from cricket in
1967, although he could possibly have continued for
some more years, to work full-time for MRA,
promoting harmonious race relations. He wrote his
autobiography, entitled Playing to Win, in 1971.
He is however fondly remembered among cricket fans
for a heart-warming tale (apocryphal probably) of
patriotism that happened at Eden Gardens Kolkata
during West Indies Tour in early 1967 .
Put funda .
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The riot at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta on January 1, 1967 was one of the most dramatic
events that ever broke out on a cricket field. It was the 2nd day of the 2nd Test match
between India and West Indies.
The Indian and West Indian flags were flying over the NCC pavilion, the roof of which
caught fire.
People noticed but nobody seemed willing to hazard their lives to save the national flag
with its associated prestige. Conrad Hunte made an entry. As the common rendition goes,
he climbed up the flaming tiers and saved the West Indian flag from being gutted. This
story has since become a parable of patriotism.

CRICKET II
Inspiration behind P.G. Wodehouse's enduring funny
character was a county cricketer who was killed
fighting in the Somme for his country in the First
World War .
Percy _____ was a bowler for Warwickshire at a match
in 1913 . One of the crowd on that summer day in 1913
was the young writer P.G. Wodehouse, who was
already thinking of a series of stories about the peerless
valet and his hapless employer . He took the cricketer's
name for his most famous creation and thus ____ was
born alongside his foppish master BertieWooster - that
still capture the imagination of readers worldwide.
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EPONYM I
X is the distance between two points in a grid based on
a strictly horizontal and/or vertical path (that is, along
the grid lines), as opposed to the diagonal or "as the
crow flies" distance. X is the simple sum of the
horizontal and vertical components, whereas the
diagonal distance might be computed by applying
the Pythagorean theorem.
X derives its name based on the well known grid
like street geography of a certain region .
Give me X .
(M & C people in the house – you guys should know
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EPONYM I
This city was once called Bhagyanagar which stands for "City of Gardens". One
can still notice a number of gardens in and around the city , such as Bashir Bagh,
Amin Bagh, Bir Ban Bagh, Hardikar Bagh, Bagh Lingampally and Jam Bagh etc.
Theories explaining the origins and etymology behind present name differ.
A popular theory suggests that after founding the city, Quli Qutb Shah fell in love
with and married a local Banjara girl known as Bhagmathi naming the city,
Bhagyanagaram. Upon her conversion to Islam, she changed her name to _____
Mahal and thus the city was named _______(literally, "the city of ______"
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EPONYM II
A European and a Latin American city give names to these two
contrasting psychological phenomenons .
The former usually involves hostages expressing empathy and sympathy and
having positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of
defending and identifying with them.
The latter involves abductors developing sympathy for their hostages and
thereby setting them free sometimes . Give me both (Scope of Partial points
exists)
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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
LIMA SYNDROME

EPONYM II
Simon Bolívar played a key role in Latin America's
successful struggle for independence from the Spanish
Empire, and is today considered one of the most
influential politicians in the history of the Americas.
Bolívar is one of the few men (or perhaps the only one
I believe) to have two countries derive their names
from his name .
One is Bolivia .
Give me the other country .
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DYSTOPIA I
R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech
language by Karel Čapek.
The play begins in a factory that makes artificial
people, out of synthetic organic matter. The
‘people’ may be mistaken for humans and can
think for themselves. They seem happy to work
for humans at first, but that changes, and a hostile
rebellion leads to the extinction of the human
race.
The play introduced the word “_____" to the
English language and to science fiction as a whole.
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DYSTOPIA I
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray
Bradbury published in 1953. It is regarded as one
of his best works.
The novel presents a future American society
where books are outlawed . The novel has been
the subject of interpretations primarily focusing
on suppressing dissenting ideas.
The title refers to something that Bradbury
assumed what actual value would be around.
Put funda.
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THE TITLE REFERS TO THE TEMPERATURE
THAT BRADBURY UNDERSTOOD TO BE THE
AUTO - IGNITION POINT OF PAPER

DYSTOPIA II CONNECT THE IMAGES
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DYSTOPIA II
Just give me the name of this movie that is same as the best selling novel by Ayn Rand
and is often considered ’magnum opus’ in the realm of fiction writing.
VIDEO OF TRAILER

ROCK ‘N ROLL I
Throughout the late fifties, X , an accomplished singer himself , frequently
criticized rock and roll music, much of it being his reaction to rhythms and
attitudes he found alien. In 1958 he lambasted it as "sung, played, and written
for the most part by cretinous goons. It manages to be the martial music of
every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.”
In his own words , “ Rock 'n Roll : the most brutal, ugly , desperate, vicious form
of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.”
Identify X .
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ROCK ‘N ROLL I
Originally titled The Hard Way , the synopsis of the movie goes like this -
“A young man is sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is then mentored in
music by his prison cellmate ( who realizes his musical abilities ). After his release
from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a musical
promoter who helps him launch his career. As he develops his musical abilities
and becomes a star, his self-centered personality begins to affect his
relationships.”
Fair enough !! Give me the name of the movie.
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ROCK ‘N ROLL II CONNECT THE SONGS
• CLUE – ANDY WARHOL’S FAMOUSWORDS

ONE HIT WONDER
A ONE-HIT WONDER IS A PERSON OR ACT KNOWN MAINLY FOR ONLY A SINGLE
SUCCESS. THE TERM IS MOST OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE MUSIC PERFORMERS WITH
ONLY ONE HIT SINGLE OR FOR HAVING ONE SIGNATURE SONG THAT
OVERSHADOWS THEIR OTHER WORK.

ROCK N ROLL II
This psychedelic landscape designed by the Dutch art
collective ”The Fool” was by far and away the _____ first
choice for the album cover.
It was to be a wrap-around cover, with a portrait of the
band in the white oval and album title in the rectangle. In
the end , _____ were talked out of the image by their
friend, famed London art dealer Robert Fraser, who
dismissed the work as “not good art.”
The latter cover , needless to mention, went on to become
one of the most recognizable (not to mention parodied)
images of the 20th century.
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HARRY POTTER I
A short 17 – minute YouTube movie “The Greater Good”
was released in December 2013 ; it deals with the events
occuring on a beach during the final moments of an
important “friendship”.
The story is touched on by author J.K. Rowling in Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows when Aberforth tells the
story to Harry, Ron, and Hermione ; However the films
never showed it first hand.
So what’s the movie about ? Or just tell me synopsis of the
story.
( Looking for specific answer )
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• THIS SHORT FILM SHOWCASES THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE HARRY
POTTER SERIES’ DUMBLEDORE AND GRINDELWALD WHEN ARIANA IS
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
• THE STORY IS TOUCHED ON BY AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING IN HARRY POTTER AND
THE DEATHLY HALLOWS WHEN ABERFORTH TELLS THE STORY TO HARRY, RON,
AND HERMIONE, BUT THE ORIGINAL HP FILMS NEVER SHOWED IT FIRST HAND.

HARRY POTTER I
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was one of the princesses of
Troy, daughter of Priam and Hecuba. According to the Myth,
Cassandra was astonishingly beautiful and blessed with the
gift of foreseeing the future. Her curse was that no one
believed her, a fact that weighed heavily on the destruction
of Troy during the Trojan War.
Cassandra foresaw the destruction of Troy. She warned the
Trojans about the Greeks hiding inside the Trojan Horse,
Agamemnon’s death and her own demise . Cassandra
predicted that her cousin Aeneas would escape during the
fall of Troy and found a new nation in Rome. However, she
was unable to do anything to forestall these tragedies since
no one believed her.
Why would I possibly be telling you all this ( in context of
HP world ) ?
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Cassandra Trelawney was a famous,
celebrated witch and Seer.
She was the great-great-grandmother to Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry Divination Professor Sybill
Trelawney (whose predictions no one believes)
She possessed the Inner Eye, which was passed on into
generations later .
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HARRY POTTER II
Sir Michael Gambon was cast as X’s replacement four
months after X's death to portray Dumbledore in Prisoner of
Azkaban .
Gambon was not concerned about bettering X, and he
portrayed the character in his own way, putting on a slight
Irish accent for the role, as well as completing his scenes in
three weeks.Gambon reprised his role in all the remaining
films.
An interesting trivia about X --- X was originally not going to
take the role, since he knew his own health was in decline.
He however accepted because his then-11-year-old
granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he
did not take it.
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HARRY POTTER II CONNECT
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INSPIRATION FOR NAMES IN HP WORLD
• HOGWORT PLANT - HOGWARTS
• BUMBLEBEE - DUMBLEDORE (BECAUSE OF DUMBLEDORE'S LOVE OF MUSIC:
ROWLING IMAGINED HIM WALKING AROUND "HUMMING TO HIMSELF A LOT")
• SIRIUS BLACK

ROUND 3
SCENT !
(SCIENCE + ENTERTAINMENT)

SCENT ROUND RULES
1. This is a short ‘outsourcing’ round consisting of 6 questions .
2. 1 question for each team (clockwise) and no passing of questions
3. By Outsourcing here I mean that if you don’t know the answer to a certain
question then you can choose one of the remaining teams and allow them to
answer on your behalf. They will get +10 while you get +5 in case of a correct
answer otherwise you both get 0 .
4. If you wish to answer without any help , then usual +10 / 0

1.
The book explores the impact of the rivalry between
Jobs (Apple Computer) and Gates (Microsoft) on the
development of the personal computer spanning the
years 1971-1997 .
In 1999 , an original TNT film directed by Martyn
Burke, starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony
Michael Hall as Bill Gates based on the book was
produced and released.
Give me the name of that critically acclaimed film .
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2. Who , aptly , is playing the backing guitar on this song ?

3. Kip Stephen Thorne is an American theoretical
physicist, known for his contributions in gravitational
physics and astrophysics. A longtime friend and
colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, he was
the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the
Caltech until 2009.
He is one of the world's leading experts on the
astrophysical implications of Einstein's general theory
of relativity. He continues to do scientific research,
and has been in news recently for his involvement in
a ‘project’.
What is this ‘project’ that I am talking about ?
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HIS WORKS HAVE INSPIRED THE FILM & HE ACTED AS
BOTH AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND A SCIENTIFIC
CONSULTANT FOR THE FILM.

4. Rocket Boys is the title of the book upon which the
movie Y is based.
The author stated that “universal studio marketing
people got involved and they just had to change the
title because , according to their research, women
over 30 would never see a movie titled Rocket Boys.”
Hence universal pictures changed the title, for inviting
to a wider range audience.
What new name was selected which was interestingly
an anagram of Rocket Boys ?
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5. The given xkcd is a reference to a famous catchphrase of the fictional character from a
buddy cop action comedy movie series. Put funda.
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6. Jack Cover was a NASA researcher. In 1970, he
developed a device which overtime became not only
an essential law enforcement device but also a popular
culture icon.
He had named the device after one of his childhood
fictional heroes.
Which character and which device am I talking about ?
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ROUND 4:
THODA ‘BIZ’ HO JAAYE

BIZ ROUND RULES
1. This is again a short round consisting of 6 questions .
2. Every question on buzzer
3. +10 / -5 for each answer

1. GIVE ME THE PERSON BEHIND THESE QUOTES
" The customer is not a moron , she is your wife.“
“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”
“On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body
copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of
your dollar.”
“What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.”
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2. THIS 3 MINUTE ACTION FILM TAKES A MAN ON A SEEMINGLY ORDINARY DRIVE
AND THRUSTS HIM INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN ELABORATE CHASE - COMPLETE
WITH EXPLOSIONS, HELICOPTERS, BAD GUYS, AND A MYSTERIOUS ‘BRIEFCASE’ .
GIVE ME THE BRAND BEHIND THIS AD
• VIDEO MISSING

3. The CEO (now retired) of this company asked his young recruits to adopt a name from the
martial arts and chivalry fantasy novels. The idea behind it was to create a band of
brothers kind of identity.
Moreover , his nickname “Feng Qingyang” is drawn from a legendary swordsman in the
novel who is known for his reclusiveness, unpredictability and aggression.
The person even joined hands with action movie star Jet Li have to promote Tai Chi, a
branch of Chinese martial arts practiced for both fitness and self-defense.
Name the CEO, and his company which was recently in news for being the biggest IPO to
ever hit Wall Street . (Partial points available)
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4. What you see below is a service that was launched on October 15 last year by Genesys
International as a challenge to Google Street View . Just give me its name .
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5. 'Toothbrush test’ is an acquisition strategy used by Google to allocate its capital. For
passing any product or in case of a conglomeration it has to undergo this test. It is a great
benchmark for any social networking site.
What is the basis of the test?
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"IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WILL USE ONCE OR TWICE A DAY, AND
DOES IT MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER ?"

6.
"Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web“ eventually became what ?
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दर्शक ROUND
ALL QUESTIONS CARRY +10 FOR THE FIVE QUESTIONS
THAT FOLLOW
SO POINTS WORTH FIFTY (50) OF YOUR HOSTEL ARE IN
YOUR HANDS NOW AND TRUST ME THAT CAN MAKE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE
“DO THE RIGHT THING : DON'T BE EVIL.”

JUST NAME THE BRAND/ COMPANY IN THE
FIVE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT WILL FOLLOW

MINIMALIST POSTER QUESTION
DON’T GET ALL EXCITED BECAUSE IT’S NOT
THE USUAL MOVIE MINIMALIST POSTER
ROUND :P
EACH IDENTIFICATION CARRIES +10
AND IF YOU GET ALL CORRECT , YOU GET A
BONUS OF +30

6. WRITE DOWN AS MANY AS YOU
CAN

A LIL ABOUT ME
• SO, FOR ALL THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW ME. I AM A 2013 GRADUATE FROM IITG AND
CURRENTLY INDULGING IN A MASTER’S IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT DUKE
UNIVERSITY.
• I WAS THE QUIZ CLUB (OH WAIT THE SCIENCE & QUIZ CLUB :P) SECY IN 2011-12.
• IF YOU GUYS STILL HAVE THE AUDIENCE ROUND IN THE INTER-HOSTEL QUIZZES (I
HOPE YOU DO) WHERE POINTS GET ADDED TO THE OVERALL TEAM SCORE, I AM TO
THANK OR BLAME FOR THAT.
• I HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF QUIZZING SUCCESS DURING MY STINT AT IITG.
• P.S: QUIZZING IN THE US IS JUST NOT A THING. JEEZ, I MISS QUIZZING.

RULES
• SO THIS ROUND HAS 6 QUESTIONS. IT’S A PSEUDO BUZZER ROUND BUT
WITHOUT BUZZERS.
• SO YOU HAVE 5-8 SECONDS POST THE QUESTION TO ANSWER IT ON A SHEET OF
PAPER. THE QM WILL GO AROUND CHECKING THE ANSWERS POST THE TIME
LAPSE ALTERNATING IN A CLOCKWISE AND ANTICLOCKWISE DIRECTION.
• IF YOU CHOOSE TO ANSWER, TWO OUTCOMES ARE POSSIBLE. +10 ON A
CORRECT ANSWER. -5 ON AN INCORRECT ANSWER
• IF YOU DON’T CHOOSE TO ANSWER THEN YOU SCORE IS NOT AFFECTED.

1.
WHO IS THIS CRICKETER WITH A RATHER
UNIQUE NAME ?
HE MAY REMIND YOU
OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OR
PROBABLY THE ‘IDEAL BRAND
AMBASSADOR FOR CENTRE SHOCK’.

2.
"THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN" IS A POEM BY THE ENGLISH POET
RUDYARD KIPLING. THE POEM CONSISTS OF SEVEN STANZAS,
FOLLOWING A REGULAR RHYME SCHEME. IT WAS ORIGINALLY
PUBLISHED IN THE POPULAR DOWLING GAZZETTE IN 1899. IT WAS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR QUEEN VICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE, BUT
EXCHANGED FOR "RECESSIONAL"; KIPLING CHANGED THE TEXT OF
"BURDEN" TO REFLECT THE SUBJECT OF AMERICAN COLONIZATION OF
THE __________, RECENTLY WON FROM SPAIN IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN
WAR.
FITB ( FILL IN THE BLANKS )
CLUE: THE BLANK’S MOST WELL KNOWN PLACE IS AN ANAGRAM
FOR A WELL KNOWN SUMMER HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN INDIA.

PHILIPPINES
MOST WELL KNOWN PLACE AND
CAPITAL: MANILA, ANAGRAM FROM
MANALI.

3. WELLS FARGO HOLDS THE BRAGGING RIGHTS OF BEING THE ONLY BANK
HAVING AN ATM (OR RATHER 2) IN THIS REGION.
ONE ATM ACTUALLY SERVES AS A BACKUP. THE ATMS GET SERVICED EVERY 2
YEARS AND ARE MOSTLY MAINTAINED BY THE STAFF IN THE REGION.
WHICH REGION?

4.
• ASANA (NAMED AFTER THE SANSKRIT WORD FOR ‘YOGA POSE’) IS A WEB AND
MOBILE APPLICATION DESIGNED TO ENABLE TEAMWORK WITHOUT EMAIL AND WAS
OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUT OF BETA IN NOVEMBER 2011. IT WAS CO-FOUNDED BY
DUSTIN MOSKOVITZ, WHO WAS THE CO-FOUNDER OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SENSATIONS OF RECENT TIMES.
• WHICH SENSATION ?

5. THIS IS THE PERSONAL COAT OF ARMS OF WHICH
RATHER FAMOUS PERSONALITY ?
HE COULD HAVE EASILY ENDORSED FOR ONE OF
TODAY’S BIGWIG TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. HE ALSO
SHARES CREDIT WITH A CERTAIN LEIBNIZ FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SOMETHING ‘INTEGRAL’ IN ALL OUR
ENGINEERING LIVES.

SIR ISAAC NEWTON
CREDIT SHARING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CALCULUS
(‘INTEGRAL’ :P)

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS TO HAVE WON
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WOODROW
WILSON, JIMMY CARTER AND BARACK
OBAMA.

PRESENTLY AT IISC
BANGALORE
BATCH OF 2013 (QUIZ
SECY)

YOU KNOW THE DRILL….
• AS USUAL, INFINITE BOUNCE AND INFINITE POUNCE.
• +10/0 ON THE BOUNCE AND +10/-10 ON THE POUNCE.
• QUESTIONS ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AHEM, THE
“SCIENCE” HERE IS AS VALID AS THE “SCIENCE” IN OUR CLUB’S NAME :P)
• I KID, I KID. MOSTLY TECH THOUGH, WITH A BIT OF SCIENCE AND SCI-FI.
A HUGE THANKS TO UPRETI FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU! 

1. The climate of X is by no means normal. Although it follows a familiar pattern
of getting colder as we go up increasing latitudes, the multi-year seasons and
especially long periods of cold have puzzled people for decades. Possible
explanations for the weird weather on X have ranged from elongated orbits
and ocean currents, to a possible binary star system that it orbits around. Even
a theory involving an especially wobbly planetary tilt that switches very often
has been proposed, although none of the explanations have sufficed to explain
the apparently nebulous climactic conditions of X.
X pliss.
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The world in Game of Thrones / ASOIAF
“Westeros”, “The planet containing Westeros and Essos”, etc. etc. are all
acceptable. As long as you got the funda right.

2.
THE FIRST PHOTO EVER
UPLOADED TO KEVIN SYSTROM’S
PET PROJECT APP, THEN
CODENAMED (VERY
INNOVATIVELY) “CODENAME”
WAS, SOMEWHAT
PROGNOSTICALLY, THAT OF A
GOLDEN RETRIEVER HE FOUND IN
A LOCAL TACO STAND.
WHAT DID “CODENAME”
EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO ?

3. The duckroll was a popular troll on the image-board
site 4chan which involved a user linking to a
particular thread claiming to have relevant
information regarding the current discussion, but
would actually link to an annoying image of a duck
on wheels. This eventually gave rise to another very
popular troll, the X, which became mainstream and
involved a similar misdirection.
X is a play on the name of what it linked to and the
word “troll”.
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THE RICKROLL
NAMED AFTER RICK ASTLEY WHOSE “NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP” MUSIC VIDEO
ON YOUTUBE IS WHERE THE LINK WOULD TAKE YOU.

4.
•TWERK
• BITCOIN
• BEDROOM TAX
• BINGE-WATCH
• OLINGUITO
IF THE ABOVE WERE THE ONES THAT LOST, WHAT WON
?

OXFORD DICTIONARY'S WORD OF THE YEAR 2013.
“I HAVE A SPACEWALK TO COMPLETE, BUT FIRST LET ME
TAKE A SELFIE!”

6.
Edward Charles Pickering (director of the Harvard Observatory from 1877 to 1919)
decided to hire women as skilled workers to process astronomical data. Among
these women were Williamina Fleming, Annie Jump Cannon, and Antonia Maury
(all of whom went on to become famous astronomers in their own right) among
others. This staff came to be known as "Pickering's Harem" or, more respectfully, as
the X.
This group of women, along with Pickering, have been credited with some seminal
discoveries in Astronomy including inventing the Henry Draper scale of classifying
stars according to their spectra and discovery of the Horsehead Nebula.
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THE HARVARD COMPUTERS.
BECAUSE THAT’S LITERALLY WHAT THEY DID –
COMPUTE BRIGHTNESS AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION
OF STARS FROM ASTRONOMICAL DATA.

7. FILL IN THE BLANKS
KOREAN : YAONG
ESTONIAN : NAU
VIETNAMESE : MEO
SWEDISH : MJAU
RUSSIAN : MYAU
JAPANESE : ______

NYAN
ONOMATOPOEIA FOR CAT IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES.

8. Listed below are the names of the mountains on Titan, Saturn’s
largest moon. What are they named after?
(Answer needs to be a little specific)
Angmar Montes Irensaga Montes
Merlock Montes Mindolluin Montes
Misty Montes Mithrim Montes
Rerir Montes Taniquetil Montes
Dolmed Montes Doom Mons
Echoriat Montes Erebor Mons
Gram Montes
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MOUNTAINS OF MIDDLE EARTH
JUST PLAIN MIDDLE EARTH OR TOLKEIN’S UNIVERSE
DOESN’T GET YOU ANY POINTS.

9. “YELLOW YELLOW DIRTY FELLOW”
This iconic video game character was initially released as something that
sounded too similar to a certain English F word , therefore company decided to
make a change, ultimately creating the iconic name.
Its creator Toru Iwatani revealed that the character was designed to appeal to
women. It was officially confirmed as the most recognizable video game
character by the Guinness Book of World Records.
It is also an economic term, as the so-called term refers to a company that is
about to be acquired taking over the hostile company instead.
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10.
THE ONE MINUTE BETWEEN 6:02 AM AND
6:02PM ON OCTOBER 23RD EVERY YEAR IS
CELEBRATED BY SOME SCIENTISTS AROUND
THE WORLD AS WHAT ?

AVAGADRO MINUTE
6:02-6:02 ON 10/23
(BONUS #SWAG AVAGADRO PORTRAIT)

11. FILL IN THE BLANKS.
COMMODORE AMIGA : GURU MEDITATION
LINUX : KERNAL PANIC
MACINTOSH : SAD MAC 
WINDOWS : ___________

12. ID THE LOGO Tribute question

RULES
• 12 questions in this round.
• All Questions on Buzzers.
• +10/-5 on each correct answer.
• “ Read the questions properly “ and I am damn serious about
this as many of the questions would demand both the parts in
order to fetch you points and not just one part alone.

1. The following illustration of a white beluga whale held up by a flock of birds, originally
named “Lifting a Dreamer”, was designed by an Australian artist named Yiying Lu.
Where can one find this more commonly and what does it represent ? (I WANT BOTH)
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WHEN TWITTER GETS OVERLOADED , USERS
SEE THIS ERROR MESSAGE

2. Chronicling the fall of Babylon, Herodotus wrote that no Persian king would ever
travel without four-wheeled mule wagons carrying water in this fashion.
The tradition continued with special suspended items in foods/liquids to be
consumed to avoid contamination.
In the 14th century, when 25% of Europe died from bubonic plague, parents –rich
and poor –continued this belief and resorted to a practice to ensure longevity of
their progeny.
What phrase comes to us from this practice, now used in an ‘exclusive’ sense ?
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BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN MOUTH

3. Sholay has inspired several remakes and parodies.
Examples are the infamous “Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag”, “Duplicate Sholay”,
and “Ramgarh ke Sholay”.
So if the character of Gabbar (or Babban) was played by Amitabh Bachchan
in “RGV Ki Aag”, and Vinod Tripathi in “Duplicate Sholay”, who played the
role in “Ramgarh ke Sholay”?
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4. Rang Rasiya is an Indian drama
film based on the life of the 19th-century
Indian painter .The film is
directed Ketan Mehta stars Randeep
Hooda, Nandana Sen and a newcomer
Triptha Parashar in the lead roles.
Who is this painter that am I talking
about who achieved recognition for
his paintings depicting scenes from
the epics of Mahabharata and
Ramayana ?
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5. CONNECT
(BAND’S NAME
WILL GET YOU
HALF POINTS)
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IRON MAIDEN LOGO WAS INSPIRED FROM MOVIE
POSTER

6. Inexhaustive List of ?
Neuroscience - What happens in the brains of people who see the face of Jesus in a piece of toast
Public Health - Analysis of whether or not it's mentally damaging for someone to own a cat
Medicine - Testing the efficacy of stopping uncontrollable nose bleeds by stuffing the nose with
cured pork
Arctic Science- Research into how reindeer react to seeing humans who are disguised as polar bears
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2014 IG NOBEL PRIZE
(SPOOF OF NOBEL PRIZE)
WINNERS

7. The French call it "wood mouth," Germans refer to it as "wailing of the cats,"
Italians call it "out of tune," Norwegians identify it as "carpenters in the head,"
Spaniards call it "backlash," Swedes refer to it as "pain in the hair roots," .
By what name do most English speakers call it ?
Clue – Shares its answer with one of the Prelims’ question
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8. Which billionaire's father (image on right)
who was often dubbed the snake oil salesman is
purported to have said this:
“I cheat my boys every chance I get. Want to
make 'em sharp. I trade with the boys and skin
'em and I just beat 'em every time I can. I want
to make 'em sharp"?
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER , SON OF WILLIAM AVERY "BILL"
ROCKEFELLER

9. Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What
ability, also seen in sportsmen such as
Sachin Tendulkar
Kobe Bryant
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Paolo Maldini
Jonny Wilkinson
does this refer to?
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AMBIDEXTERITY - EQUALLY ADEPT IN THE USE OF BOTH LEFT
AND RIGHT APPENDAGES (SUCH AS THE HANDS)

10. After visiting Sony in the 1980s and admiring the zealous,
uniformed staff, the CEO of this company pitched to his own
employees on adopting a mandatory look. A rip-stop nylon jacket
with unzippable sleeves that could also make a vest. He was
booed off the stage by his own staff. Today the same clothing has
become iconic.
Name the CEO and the company. (Need both of them)
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11. This sport's World Cup is held in the same year as the FIFA World
Cup by a body called FIQA. Similar to football, goals are scored.
Although there is no specific time limit to the game.
The 2014 edition was also held in South America (in the Patagonian
desert), in April 2014. The opening ceremony was said to have
witnessed a scuffle between members from Fiji and Norway.
Which sport ?
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FINAL QUESTION COMING UP IN 3 2 1 …

12. What’s happening ? Where ? ( Clue - The chocolate connoisseurs might be able to
associate this mountain in Alps to something )
Partial points are there
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Robert Bosch latest project included hundreds of skilled mountain climbers scaling their way up the
Matterhorn ridge located in the Alps. Bosch’s goal was to get hundreds of climbers to place a red
light at different decent along the mountain to show off the full extent of the treacherous, yet
beautiful, hike up the Matterhorn Hornli Ridge. The underlying purpose for this photo shoot was
to celebrate the anniversary of the first humans to climb up the Matterhorn Ridge.

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