2. RULES-
1. 30 questions in the finals. 15 clockwise and 15 anti-
clockwise.
2. Standard bounce and pounce.
3.+15/-10 on pounce.
+10 on bounce.
4.The decision of QM is final and binding.
3.
4. 1. This character was co-written by Stone and screenwriter
Stanley Weiser. He is claimed to be loosely based on several actual
stockbrokers. According to Edward R. Pressman, producer of the
film, "Originally, there was no one individual who X was modeled
on," he adds. "But X was partly Milken", who was the "Junk Bond
King" of the 1980s, and indicted on 98 counts of racketeering and
fraud in 1989.In 2008, X was ranked fourth on the list of richest
fictional characters with a new worth of US $8.5 billion. X?
7. 2. In 1980, economist X presented his vision of how the
free market might bring about world peace in a 10-hour
PBS broadcast series called Free to Choose. X distils his
argument into a two-minute-and-forty-one-second
parable called ‘Lessons of theY’:
8. “Look at this Y. There’s not a single person in the world who could make this Y.
Remarkable statement? Not at all. The wood from which it is made, for all I
know, comes from a tree that was cut down in the state of Washington. To cut
down that tree, it took a saw. To make the saw, it took steel. To make steel, it
took iron ore. This black center—we call it lead but it’s really graphite,
compressed graphite—I’m not sure where it comes from, but I think it comes
from some mines in South America. This red top up here probably comes from
Malaya, where this tree isn’t even native! It was imported from South America
by some businessmen with the help of the British government. This brass
_______? I haven’t the slightest idea where it came from. Or the yellow paint!
Or the paint that made the black lines. Or the glue that holds it together. Literally
thousands of people co-operated to make this Y. People who don’t speak the
same language, who practice different religions, who might hate one another if
they ever met”
ID X and Y.
11. 3. X is a cartoon character created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose.
Rose first developed the character in 1985, on a napkin at a
restaurant. They later stencilled X on T-shirts with the credo: "X is for
X, X is against no one". These T-shirts became very popular in New
York. X was licensed to PepsiCo in 1987, but the character did not
receive much attention or popularity until the early 1990s, when he
appeared on numerous products, particularly stationery. He even
got his own video game and comic book series in the 90s. Later, he
was replaced with Cool Spot as the brand mascot. X reappeared in
the 2000s, and is still father to his son Mario and his daughter Julia,
as of April 2015, used on cans and advertising for Y in countries
worldwide. Identify X and Y.
12.
13.
14. 4. X has courted several controversies throughout his life. One of
the popular conspiracy theories about him says he was partly
responsible for 1997 Asian financial crisis. According to Mahathir
bin Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia from July 1981 to
October 2003, X invested in short-term speculative investment in
East Asian stock markets and real estate, then divested with
"indecent haste" at the first signs of currency devaluation. Id this
American business magnate.
17. 5. Well Made In America is a book by Peter C .Reid that was
published in 1989.
Outlaw Machine is a book written by Brock Yates and was
published in 1999.
Which company are these books about?
20. 6. ________ ____ is a term that means the most advanced stage of
an art or technology. This term was formed as an allusion to similar
terms but it tends to imply greater advancement than them, albeit
at a increased risk because of the unreliability of the new hardware
or software. Give me the term which shares its name with Thomas
Pynchon’s most recent novel.
21.
22.
23. 7.On the next slide is an excerpt from the illustrated version of
book Y written by the Austrian economist X who was a personal
friend and intellectual rival of John Maynard Keynes, the father of
macroeconomics. In the book X warns of the danger of tyranny that
inevitably results from government control of economic decision-
making through central planning. The book is said to have heavily
inspired Ronal Reagan the President of United States in the 80s and
Margaret Thatcher the British Prime Minister during the same
period. Both of them worked together to bring free market
economics to the western countries during the eighties. They both
advocated tax rate reduction to spur economic growth, control of
the money supply to curb inflation, economic deregulation, and
reduction in government spending. Identify X and Y.
27. 8. This automobile manufacturer was formed an automobile
industry executive John X in 1975. It was a one-hit wonder of the car
industry, remembered only for the one model that it produced in
the early 80s. It catapulted into pop-culture consciousness for
featuring memorably in something that took place in the mid to
late-80s.However, the company had a brief and turbulent history
and had shut shop by then. Which company?
31. 9.Drinking the _______ is a figure of speech in North America. It
finds its origin in the Jonestown mass suicide in 1978 where the
members of the Peoples Temple drank the _______containing
deadly poison and committed suicide. The dictionary website
logophilia.com defined the phrase as "To become a firm believer in
something; to accept an argument or philosophy whole-heartedly."
This phrase has also been used in the business and technology
worlds to mean fervent devotion to a certain company or
technology. FITB.
34. 10.X was really a major miracle of food science, as it solved a
mystery that humanity had been trying for centuries to figure out:
namely, how to make meat-flavored Jell-O. Despite today's more
localvore approach to food and some unkind memories from
soldiers who were served X during WWII, X has entered its third
quarter-century on the rise. More than eight billion cans have been
sold since the Hormel Corporation unleashed the product in 1937;
it's currently available in 44 countries throughout the world.
To most people, the name of this product is known in another field
entirely.
35.
36.
37. 11. Nate Davis and Edgar Kim of Seattle are founders of a website
that allows people to _______ _ ____ __ ______. According to
them, "Why go to church when you can go to our website," Davis
said. "Click, click, $12 and you're _____ __ ______he said.
And it comes with a money back guarantee. "We're men of our
word," Davis said. "If you don't get there, you're going to get your
money back," Kim added. Some people love it, and others think it’s
a mockery of religion.
What bizarre service do they offer?
40. 12. _____ is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas
exploration and development companies and is listed on the
London Stock Exchange. The company was founded in 1981 by
Sir Bill Gammell, the former international Rugby player, his father
James (Jimmy), his brother Pete and others. Its name literally
means ‘a mound of stones erected as a memorial or a marker.’
Name the company.
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42.
43. 13.The term X originated in 2004 when John Perkins wrote his
semi-autobiographical book ‘Confessions of an X’. In this Perkins
claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic
colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he
portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States
government. This is how he describes the term in his book –
‘’X are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the
globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World
Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and
other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge
corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who
control the planet’s natural resources. Their tools include
fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion,
sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that
has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of
globalization. I should know; I was an X."
46. 14. X tax' is the popular term used to refer to a diverted profits
tax, which is a legislative project in the United Kingdom. The aim,
beginning in April 2015, is to impose a levy on company profits—
excluding those of small and medium-sized enterprises—that are
routed via "contrived arrangements" to tax havens.
The term has also been used to refer to a tax in Spain, introduced
in 2014, that imposes a royalty charge on X when its news site
uses material belonging to a Spanish publisher.
49. 15. In economics, _______ is a kind of predatory pricing, especially
in the context of international trade. It occurs when manufacturers
export a product to another country at a price either below the price
charged in its home market or below its cost of production. The
purpose of this act is sometimes to increase market share in a foreign
market or to drive out competition. While the World Trade
Organization reserves judgment on whether _______is unfair
competition, most nations profess to be against the practice. FITB.
52. 16.Forbes listed this phrase on its list of ‘Most Annoying Business
Jargon’. In the business argot, this means a crisis that is natural or
engineered to force change. The origin of if the term comes from a
story about a man on an oil _______in the North Sea. One night he
is awakened by fire all around him. With no alternative, the man
jumped into the freezing North Atlantic waters a 100 ft down. The
point of the story is that it took the man a _______ ________ to
change his position.
It was also the name of an internal memo issued by Stephen Elop
on joining Nokia which was leaked to the press.
What is this term?
55. 17. In the 20th century, there have been theories about this
‘product’. There are myriad cultural references of this product.
Gunter Grass’s 1962 novel The Dog Years describes the process of
making this product in detail. The famous anti-war novel
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut mentions this as well.
However, it is generally accepted now that it is only a part of
folklore. What product?
58. 18. Information asymmetry is a prevalent issue in economics. In
most sales transactions, the seller has more information than the
buyer, and as such has the opportunity to try to pass off low
quality or defective products for higher prices. In his famous 1970
article, “The Market For ______”, X gave a new explanation for a
well-known phenomenon: the fact that cars barely a few months
old sell for well below their new-car price. If buyers could tell
which cars are ______and which are not, there would be two
separate markets: a market for ______and a market for high-
quality cars. But there is often asymmetric information: buyers
cannot tell which cars are lemons, but the sellers know. End
result: the owners of good cars will not sell their vehicles in the
used-car market.This reduces the quality of cars in the used-car
market, this reduces the price buyers will pay, this further reduces
the quality of cars sold.
FITB . X?
61. 19.This car company’s name is reminiscent of a certain character
in a book that is considered one of the most influential novels in
the 20th century. The company was founded as a saddlery
manufacturer in South Australia. In 1908 it moved into the
automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the United
States-based General Motors. In December 2013, this company
announced that it will cease vehicle and engine production by the
end of 2017. Name this company.
64. 20.Investopedia defines this bond as “A bond issued by a Japanese
issuer in a market outside Japan and denominated in a currency
other than the yen. _____ bonds are especially popular with
Japanese institutional investors, since these bonds do not count
toward regulatory limits on foreign securities holdings. A _____bond
is essentially a colloquial term for a eurobond from a Japanese
issuer. FITB.
67. 21. The history of _____ dates back to ancient Egypt(circa 1000
BCE). During that time, they were usually made of ivory, flint or
slate. There’s also a mention of _____ in the Rig Veda. The design
of the X changed throughout the Renaissance and Baroque
periods before finally receiving its current, mostly standard look
around the 18th century. Types include Demitasse, Bouillon,
Absinthe, Caddy etc. What everyday object is this?
70. 22.X is a British historian from Scotland. He is a professor of
history at Harvard Univeristy. In 2004, he was named as one of
the 100 most influential people in the world by Time
magazine. Y is a book written by X which was published in
2008. It examines the long history of money, credit, and
banking. The book was adapted into a television documentary
in 2009, which won an Emmy award. It deals with the rise of
money as a trade form, and tracks its progression,
development, and effects on society into the 21st Century. X
and Y?
73. 23.According to a study by P&G, American parents spend $1500
a year on _______. However, this is one of the first costs that the
household cuts in the time of recession, leading to more ______
______. Sales of ______ ____ cream is considered one of the
better barometers of economic activity as it is not tracked by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Name this economic indicator.
76. 24. X was designed to be a passenger aircraft capable of
supersonic flight. X was jointly developed and manufactured by
Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) under an
Anglo-French treaty. However, its lasting legacy resides mostly in
game theory, where it has been adopted as a description of
irrational behavior - the X effect or X fallacy. The problematic
behavior in question is when a person continues to engage in a
behavior due to their initial investment, even though the payoff is
no longer available. X?
79. 25.This product was designed by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini and
Franco Teodoro and produced by the Italian company Zanotta in
1969. The product was originally known as ‘Sacco’. Zanotta then
marketed this product as the ____of 1001 nights: One thousand
positions by day and one position by night. What is being talked
about?
82. 26.The X Company is a real estate development firm founded by
George X in 1953. Sometime during the late '80s or early '90s, the
company was involved with Saddam Hussein in creating homes in
Iraq; these homes went undiscovered by American authorities
until about a decade later. He named his wife Lucille the CEO of
the company shortly before he was arrested for fraud. Name the
company.
Logo on the next slide.
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85.
86. 27.Westworld was a sci-fi movie released in 1973. It was
written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton. It was about
amusement park robots that begin to malfunction and kill
robots. The film received critical acclaim and was also followed
by a sequel film, Futureworld.
It was the first movie to do something. What?
89. 28. The idea for this product was conceived by an advertising
executive Gary Dahl. In April 1975, he was in a bar (which is now
Beauregard Vineyards Tasting room in Bonny Doon) listening to his
friends complain about their ____. That gave him the idea for
perfect ____. He joked with his friends how _____ would make for
ideal ____ . Dahl took the idea seriously and even drafted an
instruction manual for ___ _____.The fad lasted about six
months, ending after a short increase in sales during the
Christmas season of December 1975.Although by February 1976
they were discounted due to lower sales, Dahl sold 1.5 million of
these for $4 each,and became a millionaire. What is being about?
92. 29. The DJIM is a financial index that was launched in
1999 in Bahrain. What is unique about this index?
93.
94. Dow Jones Islamic Market Index; first index created for
investors seeking investments in compliance with Muslim
Sharia law
95. 30. Manuel Noreiga, a 80-year-old former Panama dictator, sued
video game publishing company X for the "blatant misuse,
unlawful exploitation, and misappropriation for economic gain" of
his likeness in the 2012 hit Y. According to the Los Angeles Times,
which obtained a copy of the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County
Superior Court, Manuel Noreiga , who filed the suit while in prison
for murder, claims he is portrayed as “a kidnapper, murderer and
enemy of the state,” All of that, he says, only helped X sell more
units of its game. X and Y?
