Business plus MELA Quiz FInals

1. Business + FLAME Quiz

2.  Infinite Bounce/Pounce
 12 Questions
 +10/0 for Bounce
 +10/-10 for Pounce

5.  "We design the keynotes so that the big reveal of the product
happens around 40 minutes into the presentation, when the
big image of the product appears on screen, we want the
time shown to be close to the actual time on the audience's
watches. But we know we won't hit 40 minutes exactly.“ This
is the logic behind what?

6.  Launch of Apple Products

7. Identify this new company which is said to be a
close competitor to ‘Tesla Motors’ which was
named after famous 'Nikola Tesla' and in a similar
way this company is also named after another
famous counterpart whose discoveries in the early
1800s laid the groundwork for the modern electric
motors.
Backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, it plans
to put an electric car on sale by 2017 and to built
a new $1 billion factory in Nevada.

9.  The first X restaurant opened in 1996 in Monterey,
California by Viacom Consumer Products. That firm's
parent company, Viacom, is owner of Paramount
Pictures, and also owns the Rusty Pelican restaurant
chain. X is named after Benjamin Buford Blue and
his friend from the army.
 Give me X.

10.  Bubba Grump Shrimp Company

11. Clydesdale is a famous horse breed that was
derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale,
Scotland.
Which famous brand owns one of the largest
Clydesdale herds in the world and also uses
them for promotions and commercials since
1930's especially in the super bowl
commercials.

16. Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel
Welch

17. Which country can be credited for these
amazing movies?
1. Aladeen Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. Who framed Logellabbit?
3. The 14 year-old virgin
4. Abducting Sarah Marshall
5. When Harry kidnapped Sally
6. You’ve got Mailbomb
7. Planet of the Rapes

18.  Republic of Wadiya

19.  Flowers
 Hill
 Pike
 Rivers
 Sand
 Stone
 Storm
 Waters

20.  The allowed name of Bastards in Westeros

21. ‘Lois Lane is not just a damsel in distress in
the Superman comics. She is a strong
willed, independent journalist who has a
Pulitzer prize to her name.
For what article did she win said Pulitzer
Prize?

23.  A brief description of an instrument is what follows to help you
out -
 "It is a modified Archtop guitar and consists of 20 strings - three
to four melody strings, four to five drone strings are strung from
the peghead, and twelve sympathetic strings strung to the tuners
mounted on the side of the neck. A gourd (or the tumba) is
screwed into the back of the neck for improved sound sustain and
resonance. It is held in the lap like a slide guitar. It is under
tremendous tension; the total strings pull to be in excess of 500
pounds."
 Its 2-word name refers to two DISTINCT Indian Musical
instruments; one a modified sarod, the other a modified
Hawaiian guitar - the latter of which has been described.
 Give the name, and also the name of its creator. (Part points)

24.  Instrument – Vichitra Veena
 Creator – Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

25.  The song “Pehla Nasha” from the movie Jo Jeeta
Wohi Sikandar was the fourth film song in Indian
cinema to have a certain defining feature. It
followed “Jogi O Jogi” from Lakhon mein Ek,
“Baare Baare” from Naagarahaavu, and “Sundari
Neeyum” from Michael Madan Kama Rajan. This
particular characteristic was later used in
several films and music videos.
 What characteristic?

26.  These are the songs which were actually shot
in slow motion completely.

27.  You will be asked a questions in which you
would have to make a list within 10 minutes.
 Every correct answer will fetch 5 points
 For every 10 questions, you will get bonus 20
points.
 The points would be used in the upcoming
section so try to score as high as possible.

28.  Write all movies of Shah Rukh Khan which
came after 2001.

29. • In this round there will be total of 8 questions
• The first 4 questions are from MELA and the last 4 from
Business
• You are to divide your entire points so far, among the 8
questions as you wish and submit it to the scorer.
• No bounce or pounce, teams have to attempt all questions
• For every correct answer, the score is added, and for wrong
answer, you lose the points you bet on that question only. If
you haven’t bet points on a question, it wont make a
difference to your score.
• Not more than half of the total points should be betted on one
questions and the team has to bet on at least 3 categories

30.  Q1. Music
 Q2. Entertainment
 Q3.Literature
 Q4. Arts
 Q5. Business (Brands)
 Q6. Logos
 Q7. Business (Companies)
 Q8. Business (Personalities)
 Divide all of your points now question wise, in any
way you deem fit.

34.  Haji Mastan

35.  Born in West Bengal, X worked for many years in Burma. He
devoted himself to writing and established himself as one of
India's major novelist and story writer. He was involved in India's
freedom struggle and served as the president of Howrah district
branch of Indian National Congress (1921-1936)
 X remains the most popular, most translated, most adapted, and
most plagiarized Indian author of all time.
 One of his famous novels Y has been made into films in many
Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil,
Assamese. The hind movie won ten awards at the Filmfare
Awards, and won all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best
Director, Best Actor and Best Actress in 2002.
 Identify X and Y

36.  X – Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
 Y - Devdas

37.  To create the image Fitzpatrick made a paper negative on a piece
of equipment called a grant.
 The colors used by Fitzpatrick were black and red with the only
star on the image being painted yellow
 Fitzpatrick "wanted the image to breed like rabbits" and hand
printed thousands of images to give away to anyone for free in
London, in addition to getting friends to pass them out while
encouraging others to make their own versions. He printed about
a hundred copies at a time to fulfill the demand of political
groups in Ireland, France, and the Netherlands who began
requesting the image.
 Fitzpatrick never copyrighted the image because he wanted it to
be mass produced.
What image?

41.  So, this is Museum of London’s logo, full of
eye catching colours. What is the logic
behind such a representative logo?

42.  Expansion of London

43. X was established in 1887 as a piano and reed
organ manufacturer by Torakusu as Nippon Gakki
Company, Limited (literally Japan Musical Instrument
Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
prefecture and was incorporated on October 12, 1897.
The company's origins as a musical
instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the
group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks. Since
then, this company has become a leading manufacturer
of semiconductors, audio/visual, computer related
products, sporting goods, home appliances,
specialty metals and industrial robots.

45. Roshen chocolates / Roshen Confectionery
Corporation is a prominent chocolates
manufacturer in the European region and was
founded in 1996 by merging dozens of
enterprises specializing in the production of
sweets, chocolate, biscuits.
Who is the founder and majority shareholder of
this company?

46.  Petro POroshenko

47.  Each question will carry 10 points.
 The points for the connect are given above
each question

48.  The name is thought to be derived from the
Malayalam words for hill and range/region.
 The region featured (and in some instances
still does) a number of historic port cities.
Notable among these were/are Naura,
Vizhinjam, Muziris, Nelcynda, Beypore and
Thundi.
 During the British rule, _________ chief
importance lay in producing pepper.

49.  Malabar

50.  __________ was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe
Brown and George Band, who were part of a British
expedition. They stopped short of the summit as per
the promise given to the Chogyal that the top of the
mountain would remain inviolate. Every climber or
climbing group that has reached the summit has
followed this tradition.
 __________ is limited in the west by the Tamur River,
in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La, and
in the east by the Teesta River.
 Permission to scale this peak is rarely given from the
Indian side.

51.  Kanchenjunga

52.  Sir Hugh Rose, commanding the British forces,
demanded the surrender of the city; if this was
refused it would be destroyed.
 After due deliberation the _____ issued a
proclamation: "We fight for independence. In the
words of Lord Krishna, we will if we are victorious,
enjoy the fruits of victory, if defeated and killed on
the field of battle, we shall surely earn eternal glory
and salvation.
 X’s horses included Sarangi, Pavan and Badal;
according to tradition X rode Badal when escaping
from the fort in 1858.

53.  Rani Lakshmi Bai

54.  During the Loy Krathong festival in Thailand,
candlelit floats are released into waterways to
honour Gautama Buddha and goddess ______ for
good fortune and washing away sins.
 Its called as Tripathaga in Sanskrit, meaning the
one which has travelled the three worlds.
 It is also known as Jahnavi, or the daughter of
sage Jahnu.
 Hint: It is a river

55.  Ganga

56.  The temple was originally built at the mouth
of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline
has receded since then.
 “Here the language of stone surpasses the
language of human.” — Rabindranath Tagore
 The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
and has also featured on various list of Seven
Wonders of India.

57.  Konark Sun Temple

58.  ________ the Great, was the emperor of the Kushan
dynasty in the second century (c. AD 127–163). He is
famous for his military, political, and spiritual
achievements.
 The main capital of his empire was located at Puruṣapura
in Gandhara, with two other major capitals at Kapisa and
Mathura.
 His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an
important role in the development of the Silk Road, and
the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara
across the Karakoram range to China.
 __________ ascended the throne in 78 CE, and that this
date was used as the beginning of the Saka calendar era

59.  Kanishka, The Great