Set and Conducted by Shashank Gandham

1. General Quiz

2. 1.In 2012, Ronald Ball filed a lawsuit
against a famous Company X. He had
found a dead mouse in one of soft
drink products Y manufactured by X. X
won the lawsuit by proving that had
mouse been put there on the day of
manufacture, the mouse would have
dissolved by the time it was bought!
Identify X & Y.

3. X = Pepsi
Y= Mountain Dew

4. 2. “Once in a Blue Moon” is a popular
phrase which is usually used in
reference to events that happen rarely.
But contrary to Popular belief Blue Moon
is not much of a rare event. The last Blue
moon occured on 22nd May 2016. The
next ones are on 31st January 2018,
followed by 31st March 2018. What
specific event are we talking about?

5. Blue Moon is the extra full moon in a
subdivision of a year. 4 Full moons in a
season. 2 Full moons in a calendar
Month.

6. 3. The Great Flood Myth is a very
common story across Mythologies. More
than 15 Mythologies are known to have
one or the other form of the story. Noah’s
Ark being the most popular one. Even
Indian (Hindu) Mythology has a similar
story. Who or What is the corresponding
figure of Noah in the Hindu Mythology?

7. Matsya Avatar & Manu

8. 4. Actor/Actress Turned Politician made
his/her debut in an English Language
Film “Epistle” released in 1961. The film
was directed by Shankar Giri, Son Of
V.V Giri. Who is the Actor/ Actress?

9. Jayalalithaa

10. 5. The Band Initially called themselves
“Starfish”, since there was already a
band named Starfish, They named
themselves after a part of the name of
the book “Child’s Reflections, ______”,
by Philip Horkey? Name the Band.

11. Coldplay

12. 6. In a Bundesliga Match played in March 2012 between
Bayern Munich FC and Hertha Berlin. Bayern Crushed
Hertha by 6-0. In the 25th Minute a free-kick was awarded to
Bayern. Toni Kroos, Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery did a
very unusual thing on field otherwise pretty famous to decide
who will take the free kick. The Locals call it Schnick,
Schnack, Shchnuck. Ribery was finally given the Free Kick.
What is the English version of Schnick, Schnack, Schnuck?

13. Rock, Paper & Scissors

14. 7. British gunners in WWII were able to locate and shoot down German
planes at night due to the invention of radar, which the Germans knew
nothing about. • To cover up the invention of radar, the British spread
about an urban legend which suggested that the massive increase in night
vision of their pilots was due to _________________. • This rationale was
further popularized by the British Royal Air Force through a a story about
the night vision flying prowess of their skilled fighter pilot John "Cats'
Eyes" Cunningham. • In response to the story, many British people began
to ___________as they wanted to improve their vision so that they could
see better during the compulsory blackouts that were common during
World War II. • This alleged legend not only convinced the Germans, but
also persists even to this day. • What is the legend/rationale?

16. 8. Han Kang of South Korea won the 2016 Booker Prize for her
three – part drama novella which she wrote in 2007. It is set in
modern day Seoul where the protagonist makes a decision to not eat
meat after a bloody nightmarish dream about human cruelty leading
to devastating consequences in her personal life. What was the
name of the book, that might remind you of another publication for
which a famous Indian used to write regularly? Also, why was she
nominated only in 2016, although the book was published in 2007?

17. The Book was translated in 2016

18. 9. 75 extra people were hired in the Rio Olympics for this task
compared to zero in London, Beijing or Athens. According to
Ricardo Prado, the Olympic sports manager, “the Games are simply
following the laws set by their host country.” Each of these hires
earned $340 for their 20 day service. What role did they have?

19. Lifeguard

20. 10. ‘LePakshi’ a famous Hindu Pilgrim Centre in Andhra Pradesh known for its
temples of Vishnu, Shiva and Veerbhadra. This place is more commonly known
for its hanging pillar in its temple (Picture accompanied) and a large footprint,
which is believed to be that of Hanuman. This place is one of the few places in
South India, which holds historical evidence suggesting the events in ramayana
actually took place. One particular incident in Ramayana is said to have led to the
place being called as ‘LePakshi’. Which incident are we talking about ?

22. Jatayu Given Moksha

23. 11. In reality, it is theIn reality, it is the 4th in the seriesi.. But in
reel-world, it is the 3rd in the series.What is being talked about that
started it’s reel-production with thewith the codename
‘Headache’codename ‘Headache’, probably referring to a, probably
referring to a concussionconcussion suffered by the suffered by the
leading-manleading-man early inearly in the story?

25. 12.
● Simon Cowell will become the PM of Britain.
● Sir Alex Ferguson to win ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
● The Queen at the age of 90, will have a Christmas No. 1 single.
● Loch Ness monster to be discovered.
● Kim Kardashian will become the President of the USA.
These are some of the predictions which were thought to be more
likely to happen than what had actually taken place. In reality, what
actually happened?

27. 13. “We can confirm nor deny this is our
first tweet”. Was a humurous tweet by
the first official account of who or what?

29. 14. Psmith Journalist is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first released
in the UK as a serial in The Captain magazine between Oct 1909
and Feb 1910. A phrase “Elementary, my dear ______”, famously
associated with a duo (albeit wrongly), first appeared in this novel.
Name the Duo ?

31. 15. Dismissed by some at the times as ‘slacktivism’, it ultimately
helped to raise more than $115 m. With the available funds,
scientists associated with Project MinE have recently discovered a
gene variant – NEK1 which will probably bring in a revolution in
the field of medical science. What is said to the main source of all
these funds which gave a shiver to people from different strata of
life including the big shots – Bill Gates, LBJ & Zuckerberg?

33. 16. In 2006, X was named as richest
fictional character by Forbes. The name
was then dropped as Forbes received
letters from angry children claiming X
was Real. ID X.

34. Santa Claus

35. 17. Before Rutledge Batra directed the
film “The lunchbox”, he was working on a
documentary, work of which would be an
integral part of his upcoming movie!
What was the subject of the
documentary?

36. The dabbawalas

37. 18. As early as 1500 BCE, The
Egyptians had developed sundial. TheT-
Shaped bar was calibrated to divide the
dial in12 parts. Which human feature is
allegedly an inspiration for number 12?

38. Total number of joints in 4 fingers. As
thumb was used to count them.

39. 19. The countries X & Y were formed in
90s in the continent of Europe. Breaking
of from two major countries. There has
been lot of confusion on both public
platforms regarding both countries.
Embassies of these two countries in
USA meet once a month to exchange
wrongly addressed mails. ID X & Y

40. Slovakia & Slovenia

41. Thank you