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1. General
Quiz 3:30 PM
QM: Amogh Dharmavaram
BITS Goa Quiz Club's
19 AUGUST 2022
P O W E R E D B Y
P R E S E N T S
BRAIN
STORM

2. GENERAL QUIZ FINAL
BRAINSTORM ‘22

3. Rules!
● There will be four rounds in this final.
● First two rounds will be of Pounce and Bounce Format with +20/0 direct
questions, +10/0 for bounce and +20/-10 for pounce
● First round will be clockwise, second round will be counterclockwise.
● Third round will consist of direct questions to each team with +30/0
● Final round will be a gambling round where you can gamble as many points
as you’d like. If you get the question correct, you gain that many points, but if
you don’t, you lose that many points. The team with the lowest points
gambles first.

4. Round 1
Clockwise Pounce & Bounce
● Direct Questions for +20/0
● Pounces for +20/-10
● Bounces for +10/0

5. Question 1
The Red Kangaroo and Emu were chosen as the national animal of Australia for a
specific reason meant to represent their country developing and improving. What
is this peculiar reason?

6. Safety Slide

7. Answer 1
Neither of these animals can move backwards easily

8. Question 2
X vs Y was the greatest and the bloodiest battle in Indian corporate history that
took place in the 1970’s. X, the grandson of M. A. Jinnah on his mother’s side,
hailed from a line of flamboyant Bombay-based industrial tycoons while Y,
formerly a clerk in Aden, embodied the classic rags-to-riches story with the
success he achieved in the textile industry due to his grit and guile. Identify X and
Y.

9. Safety

10. Answer 2
X is Nusli Wadia
Y is Dhirubhai Ambani

11. Question 3
This particular sale can be considered one of the most profitable buys of all time.
At the time of the deal, public opinion in both countries was strongly against the
sale of this land. This piece of land was bought at the paltry sum of two cents per
acre for a total of $7.2 million in 1867. Yet, Within 30 years of the sale, there was a
sudden migration to this area as the land turned out to be valuable. Which place?

12. Safety

13. Answer 3
The place is Alaska

14. Question 4
A group of Lawyers reportedly filed a lawsuit against the Warner Bros over
apparent similarities between Dobby the elf and X. ID X

15. Safety

16. Answer 4
X is Vladimir Putin

17. Question 5
X is a dramatic bag-of-loot thriller based on Cormac McCarthy's book, starring
Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Tommy Lee Jones. The majority of the film was
shot in Vegas, but Tommy Lee Jones persuaded him to film certain parts in Texas.
While there, Y was being shot nearby. One day, the director of Y and his crew
experimented with the pyrotechnical effects of an oil fire, causing a massive
amount of smoke to infiltrate the set of X, requiring shooting to be delayed by a
day to allow the smoke to dissipate. Both films will eventually become prominent
Oscar contenders a year and a half later. What is X and Y?

18. Safety Slide

19. Answer 5
X is No Country for Old Men
Y is There Will be Blood

20. Question 6
X is a term used to refer to a group of Hungarian scientists who emigrated to the
United States in the early 20th century. The first use of the term X was by Leo
Szilard , a fellow Hungarian American physicist who jokingly called them X. The
origin of X can also be attributed to the fact that these Hungarian Scientists were
considered outsiders in America since they spoke English with a strong accent,
seemingly possessed superhuman intellect and came from an obscure country.
ID X.

21. Safety

22. Answer 6
X is Martian

23. Round 2
Counterclockwise Pounce &
Bounce
● Direct Questions for +20/0
● Pounces for +20/-10
● Bounces for +10/0

24. Question 1
The logo of X has 3 dots to represent the first 3 places where it first started. The
founder planned to add a new dot everytime a new location started, but since the
business quickly spread, this plan was unachievable.

25. Safety Slide

26. Answer 1
X is Dominos

27. Question 2
The dome is an icosahedron. The structure within the dome was originally built
as a water museum of sorts , but since 2007 it houses the Environmental
museum. A complex system of shades was used to control its internal
temperature. The sun shading system was an attempt by the architect to reflect
the same biological processes that the human body relies on to maintain its
internal temperature. ID the architect.

28. Safety

29. Answer 2
The architect is Buckminster.

30. Question 3
This song was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop performance by a
group. The song shares its name with a famous Indie-Pop song in which the
singer was literally “X” while singing the song. The Indian song X was the claim to
fame of its singer Y, who is currently part of one of the most successful music
composer singer trio in India. ID X and Y

31. Safety

32. Answer 3
X is Breathless
Y is Shankar Mahadevan

33. Question 4
Thomas Lyle Williams noticed his elder sister applying a mixture of vaseline and
coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look. This incident is said
to be the inspiration behind which famous cosmetics brand?

34. Safety

35. Answer 4
Maybelline

36. Question 5
In the 1880s, hosiery businessman LaMarcus Thompson hated that Americans
were tempted by hedonistic places like saloons and brothels. So he set out to
straighten up one of the most immoral places he could think of: Coney Island in
New York. There, he built America’s first X to give New Yorkers some good, clean
fun, away from seedier pastimes.

37. Safety Slide

38. Answer 5
X is Roller Coaster

39. Question 6
An original version of “X” was called 87a. It has since come into widespread usage
in the internet due to its wide support and portability in applications and
operating systems.Facebook added support for “X” in 2015 and there has been a
huge debate on “X” in terms of its phonetics. What is X?

40. Safety

41. Answer 6
X is GIF

42. Question directed to team 2
Grace Bedell, an American correspondent wrote a letter to X at the age of 11,
encouraging him to grow a beard, claiming it would make him more attractive
and "all the ladies like whiskers". X replied to the letter in a light hearted manner
without making any promises, but however went on to grow a beard. This beard
went on to become one of his most distinguishable features along with another
piece of apparel. ID X

43. Safety

44. Answer
Abraham Lincoln

45. Round 3
Direct Question Round
Direct Questions to each team with no Passing
+30/0

46. Question 1
In Japanese culture it is widely believed that it brings good luck to thousands of high school
students who sit for their entrance examinations to gain admission into Japan's top
universities because coincidently X in Japanese translates to "You shall surely win" or "Be
Victorious."
Y(manufacturers of X) responded to these four teachers' linguistic Association by producing
for the Japanese market special types of X that carry additional exam related symbols on
their packaging.
Also when the Japan postal service was being privatised,Y seized an opportunity and created
a business model that didn't exist before. Y partnered with the newly privatised post office
and created a new package of X that would be posted, called X mail. People could write their
message on their packaging but a stamp on it and put it in the mail. Many post office
branches during exams decorate the stores with X branding which has now become a part
of their culture.

47. Safety Slide

48. Answer 1
X is Kit-Kat
Y is Nestle

49. Question 2
A large number of females protested in Argentina in 2018 against the
anti-abortion laws in the nation where complications arising from illegal
abortion are a leading cause of maternal death. In many parts of the world,
women’s rights campaigners- particularly those concerned with reproductive
rights and abortions have embraced the same symbolisms. What were these
protesters dressed as?

50. Safety

51. Answer 2
The protesters were dressed as Handmaids

52. Question 3
X was considered for the lead in “The Terminator”, but director James Cameron
rejected the choice because he didn’t think “this likeable, goofy, kind of innocent
guy” could pull off a cyborg assassin. Who is X?

53. Safety

54. Answer 3
X is OJ Simpson

55. Question 4
In the 18th and 19th centuries, European countries such as England, France,
Ireland and Scotland introduced the concept of X tax. This X tax was a kind of
property tax to mainly target the wealthy class of society who used to live in
houses and mansions with multiple X. It was later repealed by these countries due
to high agitation against such a tax. Identify X.

56. Safety

57. Answer 4
X is Window

58. Question 5
Teiyu Goto, a Japanese product designer, was in charge of designing X. While
most other companies were using letters, Goto insisted on using shapes and
symbols. Each shape/symbol also had a meaning, with one of them standing for
viewpoint, another one for representing a piece of paper for menus/documents
and the other two for decision making. ID X

59. Safety Slide

60. Answer 5
X is Play Station

61. Question 6
Janaki Ammal is arguably one of the first women to get a phd in Botany in the US.
She is known mainly for creating a variant of a plant of the bamboo family to
produce Y, which has become a staple ingredient in Indian desserts. What is this
ingredient ?

62. Safety

63. Answer 6
Y is Jaggery

64. Round 4
Gambling

65. Question 1
One of the worst civil wars of the 21st century took place in this African country,
with more than a thousand lives falling prey to the violence and crime that took
place. While repeated UN interventions failed to resolve this conflict, an
unexpected ceasefire resulted from a historic achievement of the country in the
mid 2000s after which its protagonist X made an appearance on national TV that
had its desired impact of seeking a truce between the government and the
Rebels. Who was this unlikely saviour X that ranks this achievement as his
greatest among all his other glories? Also, what historic first did his country
achieve?

66. Safety Slide

67. Answer 1
X is Didier Drogba
It was the first time Ivory Coast qualified for the World Cup

68. Question 2
The author X wrote the book Y on a 50 dollar bet with his publisher that he
wouldn’t be able to write a book in less than 50 words. X won the bet and the book
went on to become an all-time favourite. Identify X and Y.

69. Safety

70. Answer 2
X is Dr. Seuss
Y is Green Eggs and Ham

71. Question 3
X holds the distinction of being mentioned in a total of about 128 rap songs till
date, in addition to being the titular subject of at least 2 of them, one being
G-Eazy. In rap, the name has come to be used as a historical touchstone, a verb in
a few explicit senses- or even standalone as an insult for someone inferior who
throws themselves at more powerful figures.
Who is X?

72. Safety

73. Answer 3
X is Monica Lewinsky

74. Question 4
X is an English word that has two meanings, but you would want to hide a X if you
have one, in either sense. It used to mean ‘major blunder’, but over the years it
acquired a new meaning which we all might be more familiar with. What is X?

75. Safety

76. Answer 4
X is Boner

77. Question 5
Because he appeared to be trapped in his childhood for the duration of his life, X was termed the
"real-life Peter Pan." His Neverland Ranch was filled with amusement attractions, a petting zoo,
and life-sized statues. But the infatuation did not stop there.
X wanted to play Y in a live-action film so badly that he tried to buy the company that owned Y
when they declared bankruptcy in 1996. Many fans and production executives insisted on his not
being cast in the role later on. These reports were confirmed at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con.
Nevertheless, X's takeover was shut down, and the company merged with the now-defunct
ToyBiz in 1998.
ID X and Y

78. Safety Slide

79. Answer 5
X is Michael Jackson
Y is Spider Man

80. Question 6
Bullshit is a quiz game show on Netflix where one can get away by feigning
knowledge to a set of people and convince them that their "wrong" answer was in
fact correct.
With which hit song does the show's first episode share its name with?

81. Safety

82. Answer 6
Love the Way you Lie by Eminem and Rihanna

83. Thank you for Participating