First Dry round + Written round at the QMQ conducted on 18/01/18 by Shreyan DC, and Pranav Iyer

1. DRIES 1
+10|0 infinite bounce
+10|-10 pounce

2. Q1
● Which was the first building in India, whose
image was trademarked, joining the likes of The
Sydney Opera House, The Eiffel Tower, and
The Empire State Building, among others in a
small group of trademarked structures?

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4. Taj Hotel

5. Q2. What 1996 event is this 2003
documentary about?

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7. Kasparov vs Deep Blue

8. Q3. What is being talked about?
● A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice
R G Ketkar were hearing a public interest litigation filed
by Shrikant Malushte, a retired professor, challenging
the use of 'X' in ‘Z’ . His argument argument was that X
is now a part of Pakistan and so, the word should be
replaced with 'Y', a river in northern India. He pointed
out that the word was replaced by the Indian
government in January 1950, but Z continued to be
broadcast with the "incorrect" word.

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10. Replacing ‘Sindh’ with ‘Sindhu’ in
the national anthem

11. Q4. FITB
● The name "______" originates from the traditional
Japanese card game Oicho-Kabu, a game in
which the goal is to draw 3 cards adding up to a
value of 9. If the sum total of your hand exceeds
10, the second digit is used as your total instead,
with the exception of 10 (which equals 1). If the
three cards you draw are 8-9-3 (pronounced __-
__-__ in Japanese), your score is 20 and
therefore zero, making it the worst possible hand
you can draw.

12. YAKUZA

13. Q5 (Image in next slide)
● The graffiti artworks shown in the next slide
were made by a Berlin artist, in order to solve a
certain problem, and beautifying the city at the
same time.
● Put Funda

14. Q5.

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16. Artwork painted over Swastikas

17. Q6. ID The movie
‘Sven’, the Rogue knight is a playable character in Dota 2.
Among his response lines on respawning are ‘It was but a
scratch’, and ‘Twas only a Flesh wound’
These lines are taken from a popular internet meme, which
was derived the dialogue of a very popular comedy movie.
The meme is used to comedic effect when someone
underplays the damage done to them by their opponent

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19. Monty Python and The Holy Grail

20. Q7.
Shown is the logo of an
Indian lifestyle brand which
sells Casual, and
sportswear. Which famous
personality, who owns the
footwear side of the
business, is also the brand
ambassador?

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22. ‘Seven’, MS Dhoni

23. Q8. Why did the station become a
landmark?
● Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located
on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, an inner-city
district of South West London. It comprises two individual power stations, built
in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was
built in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to the east in the 1950s. The
two stations were built to a nearly identical design, providing the long-
recognised four-chimney layout. The station ceased generating electricity in
1983, but over the past 50 years it has become one of the best known
landmarks in London

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25. Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals

26. Q9. Which sporting term
● The usage of ____, is theorized to have come
from the colloquial phrase ‘for ____’, meaning
‘without stakes being wagered’. This theory
reflects the long history of etiquette in the sport.
● Another theory states that it is derived from
l’ouef, the French word for Egg

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28. ‘Love’ being used to denote zero in
Tennis

29. THEME ROUND:
● 404 pages
● Identify the owner of the websites/The websites

30. Q1

31. Q2.

32. Q3.

33. Q4

34. Q5.

35. Q6.

36. Q7.

37. EXCHANGE SHEETS

38. ANSWERS

39. Q1

40. Pixar

41. Q2.

42. Marvel

43. Q3.

44. ImDB

45. Q4

46. GitHub

47. Q5.

48. Bit.ly

49. Q6.

50. WWE

51. Q7.

52. New Yorker