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Questionable
Intelligence Finals
Conducted and researched by:
Rithwik Rao
Big thanks to:
ā— Tech Tatva team
ā— LDQ Manipal
ā— Sponsors
ā— Guinea pigs: Dwijesh Athrey, Harshit Kumar, Aditi Gupta, Swastik
Udupa, Major Chandrakant Nair
ā— All of you for participating
Finals rounds
Theme written round 1 - 5 questions
Clockwise IBP - 15 questions
Theme written round 2 - 5 questions
Anticlockwise IBP - 15 questions
Theme Written
Round 1
Theme: Language
Rules
ā— Written round of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 points. Part points
applicable for multiple part questions.
ā— All answers to be written on your answer sheets. Answers will be revealed at
the end of the round and all teams must exchange your answer sheets with
other teams for evaluation.
ā— Do not reveal the answers out loud.
ā— Audience to not reveal the answers loud as well. We will ask for the answers
from you when it is time for the answers to be revealed
ā— There will be a quick rerun after all 5 questions
1
The eastern chipmunk is a subspecies of chipmunk found in the Eastern parts of
Canada and USA.
The French Canadians have a French name for it called the ā€œla ______ ā€œ which is
the same as the demonym of another French-speaking country that has 3 other
official languages. It is named so after the X, a group of people, who have been in
existence for more than 500 years residing in another country 700 kms to the
south and is given because of a certain aesthetic feature of the chipmunk
reminding people of the X.
What is the Canadian French name? ID X, the inspiration behind the nickname.
What is the reason behind the nickname being given after the X?
1
2
FilterCopy is a popular Indian comedy mediahouse active on social media
platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
In November 2019, they came up with a video ā€œWhen You Date A Malayaliā€ which
comically assumed the circumstances that could occur when a North Indian guy
dates a Malayali girl. The video starts with the Malayali girl trying her best to
teach her partner to learn a certain Malayali text of words by heart by slowly
articulating each word one by one. The guy, however, is not able to learn it and
utters gibberish instead. This Malayalam piece of text had a pan-Indian rise of
fame towards the very end of last century and has remained famous ever since
although no one except Malayalis have known the exact pronunciation.
What text of Malayalam words is this, that lasts approximately 30 seconds?
3
The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre is a hotel located on the
outskirts of Washington DC.
Every year since 2011, one auditorium of the convention centre is reserved for a
speciļ¬c annual event during the late part of May or the early part of June with the
interior design teams decorating the stage with hexagonal shaped patterns.
What annual event is this?
3
4
In 2007, a certain extremely famous entity had their 3rd international fest. There
was one particular souvenir which was a spherical 3D jigsaw puzzle which when
solved bore 51 characters, each of 51 different languages and was based on an
original design in which only 21 of these characters are visible.
Some of them who bought these souvenirs complained that there were some
missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle unbeknownst to them that it was a feature of
the original design as well which has a certain hidden meaning.
What was the souvenirā€™s design based on? What is the hidden meaning behind the
missing jigsaw pieces in the original design?
5
Although X reluctantly studied classics (Greek and Latin) and other languages
from University of Exeter, it eventually came in handy for X to use the knowledge
of these languages for Xā€™s most famous creation from the end of 20th century.
The majority of them were based from Latin, with the most famous ones literally
translating to ā€œget rid of the weaponā€, ā€œI await a protectorā€ and ā€œI summonā€. There
are some famous ones with origins from other languages such as an Aramaic,
meaning ā€œLet the thing be destroyedā€. One of the ļ¬rst in alphabetical order and
by usage chronologically is derived from a West African dialect Sidiki and literally
means ā€œfriend of the thiefā€.
What is being talked about? Which one of these is the one derived from Sidiki?
Exchange sheets
1
The eastern chipmunk is a subspecies of chipmunk found in the Eastern parts of
Canada and USA.
The French Canadians have a French name for it called the ā€œla ______ ā€œ which is
the same as the demonym of another French-speaking country that has 3 other
official languages. It is named so after the X, a group of people, who have been in
existence for more than 500 years residing in another country 700 kms to the
south and is given because of a certain aesthetic feature of the chipmunk
reminding people of the X.
What is the Canadian French name? ID X, the inspiration behind the nickname.
What is the reason behind the nickname being given after the X?
1
Suisse
Papal Swiss Guard
The stripes resembling the uniform of the Guard
2
FilterCopy is a popular Indian comedy mediahouse active on social media
platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
In November 2019, they came up with a video ā€œWhen You Date A Malayaliā€ which
comically assumed the circumstances that could occur when a North Indian guy
dates a Malayali girl. The video starts with the Malayali girl trying her best to
teach her partner to learn a certain Malayali text of words by heart by slowly
articulating each word one by one. The guy, however, is not able to learn it and
utters gibberish instead. This Malayalam piece of text had a pan-Indian rise of
fame towards the very end of last century and has remained famous ever since
although no one except Malayalis have known the exact pronunciation.
What text of Malayalam words is this, that lasts approximately 30 seconds?
Jiya Jale intro
3
The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre is a hotel located on the
outskirts of Washington DC.
Every year since 2011, one auditorium of the convention centre is reserved for a
speciļ¬c annual event during the late part of May or the early part of June with the
interior design teams decorating the stage with hexagonal shaped patterns.
What annual event is this?
3
Scripps National Spelling Bee
4
In 2007, a certain extremely famous entity had their 3rd international fest. There
was one particular souvenir which was a spherical 3D jigsaw puzzle which when
solved bore 51 characters, each of 51 different languages and was based on an
original design in which only 21 of these characters are visible.
Some of them who bought these souvenirs complained that there were some
missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle unbeknownst to them that it was a feature of
the original design as well which has a certain hidden meaning.
What was the souvenirā€™s design based on? What is the hidden meaning behind the
missing jigsaw pieces in the original design?
ā— Wikipedia logo
ā— Wikipedia being incomplete, showing their quest for
ļ¬nding more information
5
Although X reluctantly studied classics (Greek and Latin) and other languages
from University of Exeter, it eventually came in handy for X to use the knowledge
of these languages for Xā€™s most famous creation from the end of 20th century.
The majority of them were based from Latin, with the most famous ones literally
translating to ā€œget rid of the weaponā€, ā€œI await a protectorā€ and ā€œI summonā€. There
are some famous ones with origins from other languages such as an Aramaic,
meaning ā€œLet the thing be destroyedā€. One of the ļ¬rst in alphabetical order and
by usage chronologically is derived from a West African dialect Sidiki and literally
means ā€œfriend of the thiefā€.
What is being talked about? Which one of these is the one derived from Sidiki?
Harry Potter spells
Alohomora/ Unlocking charm
IBP Round
Clockwise
Rules
15 questions
Clockwise
Bounce: +10/0
Pounce: +10/-5
If question has multiple parts, all parts to be given on pounce.
Audience to not reveal answers loudly unless asked to do so
1
777 Charlie is a 2022 Kannada ļ¬lm starring the familiar localite Rakshith Shetty.
The ļ¬lm tells the story about a dog named Charlie and her journey with her
human counterpart Dharma, portrayed by Rakshith Shetty.
The choice of the name for Rakshith Shettyā€™s character was not a random one.
The reason for this choice is shown symbolically throughout the movie, especially
in the scenes where Charlie keeps walking behind Dharma wherever he goes.
What was the reason behind the nomenclature of this character?
Safety Slide
An allusion to the Mahabharata story of Dharmaraya
(Yudhishtira) and the dog
2
The USS Hornet (CV-12) is an American navy ship that played a major role during
the Second World War, participating in the attack on Japanese installations in the
Paciļ¬c. It was also involved in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
One of the last missions of it, just months before its decommission about 50 years
ago, involved the ship halting at a location in the middle of the Paciļ¬c Ocean
about 950 miles southwest of Hawaii. The operation was codenamed ā€œHornet Plus
3ā€ in an obvious ode to the objective of the mission and also contained many
barrels of betadine and sodium hypochlorite solutions.
What was the objective of this operation of the USS Hornet? Why were there many
barrels of betadine and sodium hypochlorite solutions?
Safety Slide
Recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts
Decontamination of lunar microbes
3
In the summer of 2012, an overnight robbery of it from a car parked at a London
locality was reported. Along with it, its enclosure, a glove and another apparatus
that was used to control it were stolen when the rear window of the car was open
for ventilation. It was returned after three days much to the delight of its owners.
It annually comes to fame in the summer to serve an important function of
preventing certain distractions to appear at some annual matches. When it was
stolen and taken away, the Daily Mail come up with an article with a punny title,
which punned on a phrase uttered at the conclusion of each of these matches (or
any match of that sport) and aptly changed only the last word of the phrase.
What was stolen in the summer of 2012? What was the punny title of the Daily Mail
article?
3
Safety Slide
Rufus, the Wimbledon hawk
Game, set and snatched
4
These detachable fragments of Scandinavian origin products have had an odd
feature in place that lot of people have wondered about the reason for. Despite
depriving a bit of the product's aesthetic quantity and having no functional
purpose related to the product, it actually is a safety measure, which is the sole
reason.
When these aforementioned fragments are consumed by children, they might get
stuck in the windpipes of the children. Thus, the feature enables them to still
breathe.
What feature am I talking about?
Safety Slide
Heads of Lego miniļ¬gures having holes
5
A few months ago, the Union Minister of Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy
travelled to a village named Bhatlapenumarru in his native state. One of the
purposes of his visit was to pay his respects at a monument shown in the next
slide. The monument itself is a consequence of the villageā€™s claim to fame.
5 kms south of Bhatlapenumarru is another widely known village Y because of it
lending its exact name to something familiar. The name of Y, in turn, derives its
name from its earlier name translating to ā€œvillage of actorsā€ in Sanskrit.
What is Bhatlapenumarruā€™s claim to fame? ID the village Y.
5
Safety Slide
Birthplace of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the Indian ļ¬‚ag
Kuchipudi
6
A 2012 paper by James Downey and Michael Cohen talks about the impact of
certain proteins called adenosine receptors on prevention of heart attacks post
issues such as contraction of arteries.
Through lab experiments, the impact of three such classes of proteins A1, A2A
and A3 were conļ¬rmed which resulted in decisions to use them in medication for
the same or not. However, another such class of proteins A2B showed more
positive signs of preventing heart attacks but it was only observed in certain
situations when the hearts were subject to certain conditions. Thus, the title of
the paper is a clever pun that conveys the doubt of using A2B receptors in
medication and uses a famous 10-word phrase from the late Medieval period.
What is the punny title of this research paper?
Safety Slide
A2B or not 2B, that is the question
7
Back in 2011, this device was developed by computer students of University of
Illinois to help certain people in Kenya and South Africa with their daily
surveillance job. Earlier methods to do the same job involved painted numbers
and forcibly imbedding electronic sensors which were inefficient or costly.
The device receives input data via a camera and makes use of a differentiating
factor of the subjects to uniquely identify each. Tanya Berger-Wolf, the professor
in charge, mentioned that this data of the same factors is then converted to
familiar type of binary images for the device to recognize and store data, thus
having a similar working principle as a commonly sighted device.
Which speciļ¬c surveillance job did this tracking device help in? Which commonly
sighted device is said to have a similar working principle with this device?
Safety Slide
Daily zebra censuses in national parks
Barcode reader
8
Shown in next slide is an image of an actor who was born in the late 1950s.
In an interview with USA Today, he mentioned that he found it difficult to ļ¬nd
acting jobs in his late 30s. This was because of the result of his multifaceted
acting ability and the intentional use of a device causing oral misalignment from
a few years before his late 30s but most of them in the entertainment industry
assumed that this was actually just a manifestation of how he was in real life.
What caused him difficulty in ļ¬nding acting jobs in his late 30s?
8
Safety Slide
Playing the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump
9
Starting from the 18th century, this Far Eastern practice speciļ¬c to certain people
is even followed by these people prominently today. The practice has one
symbolic purpose to convey loyalty and had one long term practical purpose back
in the day.
The practical purpose during the 18th and 19th centuries of this practice was to
make sure that the individuals who were interested to be a part of it had a much
lesser of a ļ¬rm grip on their swords during physical attacks, which lead to them
not being able to defend themselves on their own. This resulted in them being
dependent on their counterparts and supervisors or vulnerable if the same
individuals were adamant against their orders.
What practice am I talking about?
Safety Slide
Yakuza members amputating their pinkies
10
It is said that 1000 children in India die daily due to poor hand hygiene and
the majority of these children are from rural areas as soaps are a luxury for
many rural households thus limiting their practice of washing hands
regularly.
Because of this, the brand Savlon, in collaboration with the advertising agency
Ogilvy & Mather, came up with an innovative solution to ļ¬nd a natural way for
children to sanitize their hands. The soaps were morphed into certain
inexpensive objects that these children use prominently as part of a
conventional method of something that most children do and are accustomed
to washing hands after their use.
What items were morphed from soap by Savlon for this campaign?
Safety Slide
Chalksticks
11
Keith Haring (1958-1990) was a famous American graffiti artist originally from
northeastern US. During the start of his career in his late teens, Haring wanted
his works to be noticed by a huge amount of people and thus targeted certain
urban locations for his artworks so that he was able to reach out to a large
audience and also so that he was able to get away quickly.
The picture in the next slide shows him in the process of painting a 300 foot wide
graffiti with the major message behind the mural being unity among the natives.
The remnants of the artwork, which werenā€™t vandalized, only existed for a few
years before it disappeared into thin air.
Which urban locations were his target early in his career? How did his artwork in
the image cease to exist?
11
Safety Slide
New York subway stations
It was painted on the Berlin Wall
12
Greg Nicotero is a prosthetic makeup supervisor who primarily works for horror
entertainment projects such as the ļ¬lm Day of the Dead and the Walking Dead,
most famous for his zombie designs.
However, one of his most famous contributions is a zombie face prosthetic design
that he used for a non-horror entertainment project a little more than a decade
ago for an iconic 30 second scene without any dialogue. Taking inspiration from
his own prosthetic designs for Walking Dead, this design had completely shut off
one eye of the concerned actor and was also too heavy. This made it difficult for
the actor to perform his slow movements but was still executed to perfection by
the actor.
Which iconic scene was this?
12
Safety Slide
The Face-Off nursing home explosion scene in Breaking Bad
13
This is the logo of a university located in
the Central European city of Brno.
The logo seems like a simplistic design but
it is actually a nice tribute to what put the
city of Brno on the world map in the
middle of 19th century in the
surroundings of the abbey in Brno. The
university also gets its name because of
the same reason.
What does the logo of this university pay a
tribute to?
Safety Slide
Mendelā€™s pea plant experiments of inheritance
14
The Barefoot Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by X in 1997 to
fund and provide essential infrastructure for the right of education to
impoverished kids in Colombia, with providing free meals to schoolchildren also
being a vital focus.
The name of the foundation itself is an allusion to Xā€™s trademark way of coping
better with certain aspects of Xā€™s professional career. In February 2011, it started a
children's education through sport program collaborating with a massively
successful organization back then, which was indirectly linked to X.
Who is X? What is the name of the foundation an allusion to? Which organization
helped fund Barefoot Foundation's education through its 2011 sport program?
Safety Slide
Shakira
Performing barefoot during concerts
FC Barcelona
15
The following slide shows a painting by American commissioned artist Arthur
Beaumont. The painting depicts the look of a real temporary open-air clubhouse
called as ā€œCross Spikes Clubā€ when he visited there about 75 years ago.
The club was open to all 42000 men who were temporary residents at the location.
It was the main source of spirits in the area despite the scarcity of ingredients and
also provided recreation including a ping-pong table. The clubhouse, however,
only existed for four months post which it was no longer necessary. The clubhouse
was surrounded by many built structures of a kind which had automated rapid
optical detection technology and were functional even till a dozen of years later.
Where was this temporary clubhouse located? What was the purpose of the
aforementioned structures that surrounded the clubhouse?
15
15
Safety Slide
Bikini Atoll
Cameras to capture images of the nuclear tests
Theme Written
Round 2
Theme: Five Senses
Rules
ā— Written round of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 points. Part points
applicable for multiple part questions.
ā— All answers to be written on your answer sheets. Answers will be revealed at
the end of the round and all teams must exchange your answer sheets with
other teams for evaluation.
ā— Do not reveal the answers out loud.
ā— Audience to not reveal the answers loud as well. We will ask for the answers
from you when it is time for the answers to be revealed
ā— There will be a quick rerun after all 5 questions
1
A certain type of skin cancer is diagnosed only in certain parts of northern India
among skin cancer patients in the whole world.
The cause for this type of cancer is due to the people in this particular area
following a certain habit for several years, mostly during the very start and the
very end of every year. The abdominal skin, the inner thighs and the legs are the
most affected parts of the body for the same. Despite the knowledge of the cause,
people still follow the habit because of their historic and nostalgic connection
with this and it being inexpensive.
What is the cause of this type of skin cancer?
2
This is an excerpt of an interview with a sportsman trying to explain it as a
pleasant experience despite it clearly being the opposite. He said something on
the lines of ā€œIf itā€™s warm, then you might get the sweat through it. But it being
cold kills the bad stuff so it becomes pleasant.ā€
The same sportsman is given a sweet but savage two word nickname referencing
his style with the explanation that he seems quite cute and cuddly but as soon as
someone crosses his territory in the sport, he turns into a savage and goes after
anything - pythons, tigers, lions.
Who is this sportsman, whose career is now in a sort of ļ¬x? What is he talking
about? What is his nickname?
3
In March 2015, a special article with photo shoots was published in the Vanity Fair
magazine for a special occasion. It mainly contained excerpts of interviews with a
duo but also featured some photos of seven other people.
The subject of the interview was about a certain trip to Central Europe by these
people and its world-famous consequences. One of the duo was initially regretful
about this trip and mentioned that it was deļ¬nitely ā€œnot his favourite thingā€ but
learnt to accept the popularity of it over the years and eventually turned to like it.
What was the occasion for this article to be published? Who are these seven other
people who were featured in the article?
3
3
4
Inspired by a biographical ļ¬lm starring Robin Williams in the late 1990s, this
health profession has been on a surge since then. It involves the psychological
and emotional treatment of patients in addition to the physical therapy by
integrating healthcare with a traditional entertainment profession. The
profession is specialized for the treatment of children but they apply it for some
adults as well.
One non-proļ¬t organization has been a major player in this specialized ļ¬eld and
is named ___ _____ International, which is named after a stand out feature of
this aforementioned entertainment profession.
What specialized profession am I talking about? FITB.
5
This is a product of a pillow with a
simple but very useful design with a
horizontal groove across it. The
pillow is targeted for a certain
category of people which has about 4
billion people over the world falling
under it. The intention is to make
sleeping hassle free for this category
of people.
Who is this pillow design intended
for?
Exchange sheets
1
A certain type of skin cancer is diagnosed only in certain parts of northern India
among skin cancer patients in the whole world.
The cause for this type of cancer is due to the people in this particular area
following a certain habit for several years, mostly during the very start and the
very end of every year. The abdominal skin, the inner thighs and the legs are the
most affected parts of the body for the same. Despite the knowledge of the cause,
people still follow the habit because of their historic and nostalgic connection
with this and it being inexpensive.
What is the cause of this type of skin cancer?
Kashmiris using Kangris in the winter
2
This is an excerpt of an interview with a sportsman trying to explain it as a
pleasant experience despite it clearly being the opposite. He said something on
the lines of ā€œIf itā€™s warm, then you might get the sweat through it. But it being
cold kills the bad stuff so it becomes pleasant.ā€
The same sportsman is given a sweet but savage two word nickname referencing
his style with the explanation that he seems quite cute and cuddly but as soon as
someone crosses his territory in the sport, he turns into a savage and goes after
anything - pythons, tigers, lions.
Who is this sportsman, whose career is now in a sort of ļ¬x? What is he talking
about? What is his nickname?
Daniel Ricciardo
The taste of his shoey celebration
Honey badger
3
In March 2015, a special article with photo shoots was published in the Vanity Fair
magazine for a special occasion. It mainly contained excerpts of interviews with a
duo but also featured some photos of seven other people.
The subject of the interview was about a certain trip to Central Europe by these
people and its world-famous consequences. One of the duo was initially regretful
about this trip and mentioned that it was deļ¬nitely ā€œnot his favourite thingā€ but
learnt to accept the popularity of it over the years and eventually turned to like it.
What was the occasion for this article to be published? Who are these seven other
people who were featured in the article?
3
3
50th anniversary of Sound of Music
The actors who played the Von Trapp kids in the ļ¬lm
4
Inspired by a biographical ļ¬lm starring Robin Williams in the late 1990s, this
health profession has been on a surge since then. It involves the psychological
and emotional treatment of patients in addition to the physical therapy by
integrating healthcare with a traditional entertainment profession. The
profession is specialized for the treatment of children but they apply it for some
adults as well.
One non-proļ¬t organization has been a major player in this specialized ļ¬eld and
is named ___ _____ International, which is named after a stand out feature of
this aforementioned entertainment profession.
What specialized profession am I talking about? FITB.
Clown doctors
Red Noses
5
This is a product of a pillow with a
simple but very useful design with a
horizontal groove across it. The
pillow is targeted for a certain
category of people which has about 4
billion people over the world falling
under it. The intention is to make
sleeping hassle free for this category
of people.
Who is this pillow design intended
for?
People wearing spectacles
IBP Round
Anticlockwise
Rules
15 questions
Anticlockwise
Bounce: +10/0
Pounce: +10/-5
If question has multiple parts, all parts to be given on pounce.
Audience to not reveal answers loudly unless asked to do so
1
Waffle House is an American restaurant chain with 2100 branches with majority
of them situated in the southern and southeastern states of the US.
Due to their reputation of operating 24/7 and their (over)commitment towards
this, the FEMA (Federal _________ Management Agency) came up with a new
scale named the Waffle House Index to communicate and simplify valuable
information to people in the respective areas. When the restaurants in an area
are still open with a full menu, the value of the index is green and is a good sign.
When the restaurants are open with a limited menu, the value of the index is
yellow and when closed, the value is red which is not at all a good sign.
What does the Waffle House Index signify?
Safety Slide
Extent of damage done by hurricanes
2
Lake Malawi is a large freshwater lake located in Southeast Africa, forming the
borders between three countries of Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. The lake
is given a nickname of the Calendar Lake because of two features of the lake in
one particular aspect.
The lake is said to be the largest habitat in the world for a certain family of ļ¬sh
known as cichlids. Algae and microbes form the main diet of cichlids in this lake
which leads to them swimming to certain sources of their diet to suck and
nourish them.
What iare the reasons for its nickname Calendar Lake? What are the main sources
of diet for the endemic cichlids of this lake?
2
2
Safety Slide
365 miles long and 52 miles wide (at widest point)
Hippo skin
3
Shown here is a certain 150 year old gift
given to the British that is now located in
Westminster, London.
Known as the _________ā€™s ______ , it
gets its ļ¬rst half of its name because of its
original location being a Roman temple
built by _________ and gets its second
half of its name because of its resemblance
to a common household object.
FITB. What did the British receive this gift
for?
3
Safety Slide
Cleopatra's Needle
For Britishā€™s contributions in building the Suez Canal
4
James A Garļ¬eld, the 20th president of USA, died in 1881 as a result of a fatal
infection after trying to remove a bullet from his body which was shot by Charles
Guiteau during an assassination attempt. The aftermath of the attempt, however,
involved two reputed people.
To try detecting the location of the bullet, the surgeons had to consult a Scottish
immigrant who made waves in the middle of the previous decade to make an
auditory metal detector. The cell and handcuffs that held Guiteau before his
execution was utilized by another European immigrant in the early 20th century
which, in a way, showed their vulnerability.
Who made the metal detector? Who utilized Guiteauā€™s cell and handcuffs?
Safety Slide
Alexander Graham Bell
Harry Houdini
5
About eleven years ago, players and fans of the NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers
assembled at their home stadium Heinz Arena for a game.
The game was preceded as usual by a recital of the Star Spangled Banner and
then the game started with the fans enthusiastically whirling their scarves.
Within a minute, the game stopped making Hines Ward, the Pittsburgh Steelers
wide receiver, the only player on the pitch and the once enthusiastic crowd had
suddenly gone silent. Ward later said in an interview that he was blessed to be
there during the game. He also said ā€œI hadnā€™t run back a kickoff in forever. It was a
little bizarre. But I scored on the return and any time I score, itā€™s funā€
What was exactly happening?
Safety Slide
Shooting of the Dark Knight Rises rugby scene
6
In the Georgian Era (1714-1837), these type of establishments were commonly used
across the United Kingdom by the law enforcement to imprison highly intoxicated
people. One such historic one is currently located on the outskirts of a famous
city in the United Kingdom.
However, some of us have seen the image of this particular establishment being
revived since 1978, thanks to a local organization in the city. In the middle of 2019,
this heritage establishment was vandalized multiple times with large red
coloured graffiti of the number six.
Where have we all seen the image of this establishment? Why was it vandalized
with the graffiti of the number six two years ago?
6
Safety Slide
Everton FC logo
Liverpool FC winning the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time
7
Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at the Southeastern Louisiana
University and also the author of the Wired magazine science blog named Dot
Physics.
In 2010, he wanted to analyze a certain Finnish process related to the members of
the Turdidae family and see if the mass (denoted by mbb
in the article) was actually
multiplying by three or getting divided by three. His analysis was put down on a
Wired article where he mainly used physics concepts of projectile motion and
conservation of momentum to ļ¬nd out what was actually happening to the mass.
The conclusion of his analysis was that the mass was actually getting multiplied by
30, thus not respecting the conservation of momentum.
His scientiļ¬c analysis of what speciļ¬c process was jotted down in this Wired
article?
Safety Slide
Bluebirds splitting into three in Angry Birds
8
When this individual X was a cabaret dancer in Paris in the early 20th century
during youth years, X was popularly known for singing and dancing to a
particular popular song about a rooster in the cabaret show. As a result, it is
said that a lot of the regular audience members screamed an onomatopoeic
and a rhetorical word in the chorus of the song everytime the individual
came on stage.
This word ultimately became X's sobriquet, even after she switched
professions and became famous worldwide through her latter profession.
The sobriquet is so famous that it is confused for X's ļ¬rst name.
Who is X?
Safety Slide
Coco Chanel
(Coco being the sobriquet)
9
In 2008, California based NPR News published an article about a certain high
schooler and a promising water polo player named Spencer. Despite his talent in
the sport, many around the world are aware of his ā€˜hydrophiliaā€™ via a different
claim to fame.
Spencer, himself, says in the article that his friends used to joke that they saw him
on particular days while buying something that has been in circulation for more
than 30 years now, despite Spencer's claims on not meeting them on those days.
The article was smartly titled "Once Naked For _______ (X), Now a ____ ______
(Y) " with Y being a part of an indirectly related olfactory simile.
How does the world know of Spencer's ā€˜hydrophiliaā€™ other than his talent in water
polo? FITB for Y.
Safety Slide
The baby in Nirvana Nevermind album cover
Teen Spirit
10
This theory by a historian and author explains a popular and evident oddity and
was considered as the most plausible one for a long time for the same.
The theory starts in 1820 when a farmer on an island in the Aegean Sea (then
under the Ottoman rule) discovered something in a historic buried niche in his
farm. The French, who were on the island, came to know about it and bought it
from the farmer. As the French were leaving the island, the locals who were
patriotic rebels ambushed the departure of the French because they felt that it
was one of their own. This caused in a tussle involving this, whose sides
eventually hit the rocks on the shores during the tussle.
What does the theory try to explain, which is related to a current Parisian
possession?
Safety Slide
Why Venus de Milo has no hands?
11
A non-ļ¬ction book by Gregory Douglas accounts the interviews he had via phone
calls with a former CIA officer Robert Crowley, who was CIAā€™s clandestine
operations head in the 1950s and 1960s.
In one phone call, Crowley mentions how CIA took control of a situation in the 60s
which involved a supposed rising nuclear superpower who supposedly made use of
their relations with USSR to cope up with their wars. He mentioned that the CIA
saw this as a possible threat to USA and to eliminate it, he and the CIA went ahead
with two ultimately successful missions that were 13 days apart. One was based in a
former Soviet city that is now a national capital and the other in the Alps.
What, according to him, did the CIA do in these two missions?
Safety Slide
Assassination of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Crash of Air India Flight 101 which had Dr Homi J Bhabha on board
12
During every Halloween in the Canadian town of Churchill, there have been some
deaths and injuries in the town due to a primary reason over the years.
This is due to the seasonal rise in abundance of _____ ____s in the town during
this time of the year which also leads to a tourism boom at Churchill every
October. As a consequence of this, while trick and treating during Halloween,
every group of children must be accompanied by an elder possessing a gun.
Because of this precautionary measure, a particular common trick and treating
custom is banned in Churchill which can lead to unintentional injuries & deaths.
What has been the primary reason for injuries and deaths in Churchill during
Halloween? What Halloween custom is banned in Churchill which can lead to
unintentional deaths?
Safety Slide
ā— Polar bear attacks
ā— Wearing ghost costumes, which makes it look like polar
bears in the dark
13
MV Rhosus was an erstwhile ship which had a consignment of certain mining
essentials that had to be transported from the Georgian port of Batumi to a port
in the African country of Mozambique in September 2013.
The ship had to stop on the way at a major port city reportedly because of either
engine problems or insufficient funds to pay tolls for the Suez Canal. The local
ship control board then inspected the ship and found it unseaworthy because of
extensive damage, stranding the ship. This lead to the abandonment of the ship
which in turn caused lost need of the cargo in Mozambique and offloading of the
cargo at this port.
What was this the ļ¬rst domino of, which eventually had a huge long term impact
more than 5 years down the line from when Rhosus ļ¬rst halted here?
13
Safety Slide
2020 Beirut explosion
14
About six months ago, the advertising agency TBWA in collaboration with
McDonalds Netherlands came up with a non-edible 3D printed product shaped
like the iconic Big Mac which is their own version of an X, something that is used
in most homes in the West.
In addition to the usual function of the X, the product also provides an additional
capability due to the possible circumstances that could happen. The product,
however, is intended to be kept at only a speciļ¬c location in the house for
differentiation purposes and is not a replacement for an X.
What type of product, X, is this 3D printed Big Mac? What additional capability
does this product serve along with the usual function of an X and why?
14
Safety Slide
ā— Smoke detector
ā— Orders automatically from the nearest McDonalds as the
smoke is detected from a cooking mishap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfFxRitGd2Y
15
A certain woman and her husband ļ¬rst set up a radio station in the mid 1950s at a
national park situated in the forests of southern Maharashtra. They named their
radio station ā€œVoz de Liberdadeā€. The content of their radio broadcasts even
resulted in illegal manhunts for them that put their lives in risk. Thus, they
shifted their radio station a little far away to forests around Belgaum.
The radio station was functional till the early 1960s after which it became
dysfunctional and the pair played a vital role in what caused the end of the radio
broadcasts. In a 2015 interview with Quint, she joked that while working at the
radio station, they also, in a way, shed blood towards what their aim was.
What purpose did their radio station serve? What caused the end to their radio
broadcasts? What was the blood shedding joke about?
Safety Slide
Spreading anti-Portuguese propaganda among native Goans
Liberation of Goa
Leeches sucking their blood during their time in the forests
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  • 3. Finals rounds Theme written round 1 - 5 questions Clockwise IBP - 15 questions Theme written round 2 - 5 questions Anticlockwise IBP - 15 questions
  • 5. Rules ā— Written round of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 points. Part points applicable for multiple part questions. ā— All answers to be written on your answer sheets. Answers will be revealed at the end of the round and all teams must exchange your answer sheets with other teams for evaluation. ā— Do not reveal the answers out loud. ā— Audience to not reveal the answers loud as well. We will ask for the answers from you when it is time for the answers to be revealed ā— There will be a quick rerun after all 5 questions
  • 6. 1 The eastern chipmunk is a subspecies of chipmunk found in the Eastern parts of Canada and USA. The French Canadians have a French name for it called the ā€œla ______ ā€œ which is the same as the demonym of another French-speaking country that has 3 other official languages. It is named so after the X, a group of people, who have been in existence for more than 500 years residing in another country 700 kms to the south and is given because of a certain aesthetic feature of the chipmunk reminding people of the X. What is the Canadian French name? ID X, the inspiration behind the nickname. What is the reason behind the nickname being given after the X?
  • 7. 1
  • 8. 2 FilterCopy is a popular Indian comedy mediahouse active on social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. In November 2019, they came up with a video ā€œWhen You Date A Malayaliā€ which comically assumed the circumstances that could occur when a North Indian guy dates a Malayali girl. The video starts with the Malayali girl trying her best to teach her partner to learn a certain Malayali text of words by heart by slowly articulating each word one by one. The guy, however, is not able to learn it and utters gibberish instead. This Malayalam piece of text had a pan-Indian rise of fame towards the very end of last century and has remained famous ever since although no one except Malayalis have known the exact pronunciation. What text of Malayalam words is this, that lasts approximately 30 seconds?
  • 9. 3 The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre is a hotel located on the outskirts of Washington DC. Every year since 2011, one auditorium of the convention centre is reserved for a speciļ¬c annual event during the late part of May or the early part of June with the interior design teams decorating the stage with hexagonal shaped patterns. What annual event is this?
  • 10. 3
  • 11. 4 In 2007, a certain extremely famous entity had their 3rd international fest. There was one particular souvenir which was a spherical 3D jigsaw puzzle which when solved bore 51 characters, each of 51 different languages and was based on an original design in which only 21 of these characters are visible. Some of them who bought these souvenirs complained that there were some missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle unbeknownst to them that it was a feature of the original design as well which has a certain hidden meaning. What was the souvenirā€™s design based on? What is the hidden meaning behind the missing jigsaw pieces in the original design?
  • 12. 5 Although X reluctantly studied classics (Greek and Latin) and other languages from University of Exeter, it eventually came in handy for X to use the knowledge of these languages for Xā€™s most famous creation from the end of 20th century. The majority of them were based from Latin, with the most famous ones literally translating to ā€œget rid of the weaponā€, ā€œI await a protectorā€ and ā€œI summonā€. There are some famous ones with origins from other languages such as an Aramaic, meaning ā€œLet the thing be destroyedā€. One of the ļ¬rst in alphabetical order and by usage chronologically is derived from a West African dialect Sidiki and literally means ā€œfriend of the thiefā€. What is being talked about? Which one of these is the one derived from Sidiki?
  • 14. 1 The eastern chipmunk is a subspecies of chipmunk found in the Eastern parts of Canada and USA. The French Canadians have a French name for it called the ā€œla ______ ā€œ which is the same as the demonym of another French-speaking country that has 3 other official languages. It is named so after the X, a group of people, who have been in existence for more than 500 years residing in another country 700 kms to the south and is given because of a certain aesthetic feature of the chipmunk reminding people of the X. What is the Canadian French name? ID X, the inspiration behind the nickname. What is the reason behind the nickname being given after the X?
  • 15. 1
  • 16. Suisse Papal Swiss Guard The stripes resembling the uniform of the Guard
  • 17. 2 FilterCopy is a popular Indian comedy mediahouse active on social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. In November 2019, they came up with a video ā€œWhen You Date A Malayaliā€ which comically assumed the circumstances that could occur when a North Indian guy dates a Malayali girl. The video starts with the Malayali girl trying her best to teach her partner to learn a certain Malayali text of words by heart by slowly articulating each word one by one. The guy, however, is not able to learn it and utters gibberish instead. This Malayalam piece of text had a pan-Indian rise of fame towards the very end of last century and has remained famous ever since although no one except Malayalis have known the exact pronunciation. What text of Malayalam words is this, that lasts approximately 30 seconds?
  • 19. 3 The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre is a hotel located on the outskirts of Washington DC. Every year since 2011, one auditorium of the convention centre is reserved for a speciļ¬c annual event during the late part of May or the early part of June with the interior design teams decorating the stage with hexagonal shaped patterns. What annual event is this?
  • 20. 3
  • 22. 4 In 2007, a certain extremely famous entity had their 3rd international fest. There was one particular souvenir which was a spherical 3D jigsaw puzzle which when solved bore 51 characters, each of 51 different languages and was based on an original design in which only 21 of these characters are visible. Some of them who bought these souvenirs complained that there were some missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle unbeknownst to them that it was a feature of the original design as well which has a certain hidden meaning. What was the souvenirā€™s design based on? What is the hidden meaning behind the missing jigsaw pieces in the original design?
  • 23. ā— Wikipedia logo ā— Wikipedia being incomplete, showing their quest for ļ¬nding more information
  • 24. 5 Although X reluctantly studied classics (Greek and Latin) and other languages from University of Exeter, it eventually came in handy for X to use the knowledge of these languages for Xā€™s most famous creation from the end of 20th century. The majority of them were based from Latin, with the most famous ones literally translating to ā€œget rid of the weaponā€, ā€œI await a protectorā€ and ā€œI summonā€. There are some famous ones with origins from other languages such as an Aramaic, meaning ā€œLet the thing be destroyedā€. One of the ļ¬rst in alphabetical order and by usage chronologically is derived from a West African dialect Sidiki and literally means ā€œfriend of the thiefā€. What is being talked about? Which one of these is the one derived from Sidiki?
  • 27. Rules 15 questions Clockwise Bounce: +10/0 Pounce: +10/-5 If question has multiple parts, all parts to be given on pounce. Audience to not reveal answers loudly unless asked to do so
  • 28. 1 777 Charlie is a 2022 Kannada ļ¬lm starring the familiar localite Rakshith Shetty. The ļ¬lm tells the story about a dog named Charlie and her journey with her human counterpart Dharma, portrayed by Rakshith Shetty. The choice of the name for Rakshith Shettyā€™s character was not a random one. The reason for this choice is shown symbolically throughout the movie, especially in the scenes where Charlie keeps walking behind Dharma wherever he goes. What was the reason behind the nomenclature of this character?
  • 30. An allusion to the Mahabharata story of Dharmaraya (Yudhishtira) and the dog
  • 31. 2 The USS Hornet (CV-12) is an American navy ship that played a major role during the Second World War, participating in the attack on Japanese installations in the Paciļ¬c. It was also involved in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. One of the last missions of it, just months before its decommission about 50 years ago, involved the ship halting at a location in the middle of the Paciļ¬c Ocean about 950 miles southwest of Hawaii. The operation was codenamed ā€œHornet Plus 3ā€ in an obvious ode to the objective of the mission and also contained many barrels of betadine and sodium hypochlorite solutions. What was the objective of this operation of the USS Hornet? Why were there many barrels of betadine and sodium hypochlorite solutions?
  • 33. Recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts Decontamination of lunar microbes
  • 34. 3 In the summer of 2012, an overnight robbery of it from a car parked at a London locality was reported. Along with it, its enclosure, a glove and another apparatus that was used to control it were stolen when the rear window of the car was open for ventilation. It was returned after three days much to the delight of its owners. It annually comes to fame in the summer to serve an important function of preventing certain distractions to appear at some annual matches. When it was stolen and taken away, the Daily Mail come up with an article with a punny title, which punned on a phrase uttered at the conclusion of each of these matches (or any match of that sport) and aptly changed only the last word of the phrase. What was stolen in the summer of 2012? What was the punny title of the Daily Mail article?
  • 35. 3
  • 37. Rufus, the Wimbledon hawk Game, set and snatched
  • 38. 4 These detachable fragments of Scandinavian origin products have had an odd feature in place that lot of people have wondered about the reason for. Despite depriving a bit of the product's aesthetic quantity and having no functional purpose related to the product, it actually is a safety measure, which is the sole reason. When these aforementioned fragments are consumed by children, they might get stuck in the windpipes of the children. Thus, the feature enables them to still breathe. What feature am I talking about?
  • 40. Heads of Lego miniļ¬gures having holes
  • 41. 5 A few months ago, the Union Minister of Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy travelled to a village named Bhatlapenumarru in his native state. One of the purposes of his visit was to pay his respects at a monument shown in the next slide. The monument itself is a consequence of the villageā€™s claim to fame. 5 kms south of Bhatlapenumarru is another widely known village Y because of it lending its exact name to something familiar. The name of Y, in turn, derives its name from its earlier name translating to ā€œvillage of actorsā€ in Sanskrit. What is Bhatlapenumarruā€™s claim to fame? ID the village Y.
  • 42. 5
  • 44. Birthplace of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the Indian ļ¬‚ag Kuchipudi
  • 45. 6 A 2012 paper by James Downey and Michael Cohen talks about the impact of certain proteins called adenosine receptors on prevention of heart attacks post issues such as contraction of arteries. Through lab experiments, the impact of three such classes of proteins A1, A2A and A3 were conļ¬rmed which resulted in decisions to use them in medication for the same or not. However, another such class of proteins A2B showed more positive signs of preventing heart attacks but it was only observed in certain situations when the hearts were subject to certain conditions. Thus, the title of the paper is a clever pun that conveys the doubt of using A2B receptors in medication and uses a famous 10-word phrase from the late Medieval period. What is the punny title of this research paper?
  • 47. A2B or not 2B, that is the question
  • 48. 7 Back in 2011, this device was developed by computer students of University of Illinois to help certain people in Kenya and South Africa with their daily surveillance job. Earlier methods to do the same job involved painted numbers and forcibly imbedding electronic sensors which were inefficient or costly. The device receives input data via a camera and makes use of a differentiating factor of the subjects to uniquely identify each. Tanya Berger-Wolf, the professor in charge, mentioned that this data of the same factors is then converted to familiar type of binary images for the device to recognize and store data, thus having a similar working principle as a commonly sighted device. Which speciļ¬c surveillance job did this tracking device help in? Which commonly sighted device is said to have a similar working principle with this device?
  • 50. Daily zebra censuses in national parks Barcode reader
  • 51. 8 Shown in next slide is an image of an actor who was born in the late 1950s. In an interview with USA Today, he mentioned that he found it difficult to ļ¬nd acting jobs in his late 30s. This was because of the result of his multifaceted acting ability and the intentional use of a device causing oral misalignment from a few years before his late 30s but most of them in the entertainment industry assumed that this was actually just a manifestation of how he was in real life. What caused him difficulty in ļ¬nding acting jobs in his late 30s?
  • 52. 8
  • 54. Playing the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump
  • 55. 9 Starting from the 18th century, this Far Eastern practice speciļ¬c to certain people is even followed by these people prominently today. The practice has one symbolic purpose to convey loyalty and had one long term practical purpose back in the day. The practical purpose during the 18th and 19th centuries of this practice was to make sure that the individuals who were interested to be a part of it had a much lesser of a ļ¬rm grip on their swords during physical attacks, which lead to them not being able to defend themselves on their own. This resulted in them being dependent on their counterparts and supervisors or vulnerable if the same individuals were adamant against their orders. What practice am I talking about?
  • 57. Yakuza members amputating their pinkies
  • 58. 10 It is said that 1000 children in India die daily due to poor hand hygiene and the majority of these children are from rural areas as soaps are a luxury for many rural households thus limiting their practice of washing hands regularly. Because of this, the brand Savlon, in collaboration with the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, came up with an innovative solution to ļ¬nd a natural way for children to sanitize their hands. The soaps were morphed into certain inexpensive objects that these children use prominently as part of a conventional method of something that most children do and are accustomed to washing hands after their use. What items were morphed from soap by Savlon for this campaign?
  • 61. 11 Keith Haring (1958-1990) was a famous American graffiti artist originally from northeastern US. During the start of his career in his late teens, Haring wanted his works to be noticed by a huge amount of people and thus targeted certain urban locations for his artworks so that he was able to reach out to a large audience and also so that he was able to get away quickly. The picture in the next slide shows him in the process of painting a 300 foot wide graffiti with the major message behind the mural being unity among the natives. The remnants of the artwork, which werenā€™t vandalized, only existed for a few years before it disappeared into thin air. Which urban locations were his target early in his career? How did his artwork in the image cease to exist?
  • 62. 11
  • 64. New York subway stations It was painted on the Berlin Wall
  • 65. 12 Greg Nicotero is a prosthetic makeup supervisor who primarily works for horror entertainment projects such as the ļ¬lm Day of the Dead and the Walking Dead, most famous for his zombie designs. However, one of his most famous contributions is a zombie face prosthetic design that he used for a non-horror entertainment project a little more than a decade ago for an iconic 30 second scene without any dialogue. Taking inspiration from his own prosthetic designs for Walking Dead, this design had completely shut off one eye of the concerned actor and was also too heavy. This made it difficult for the actor to perform his slow movements but was still executed to perfection by the actor. Which iconic scene was this?
  • 66. 12
  • 68. The Face-Off nursing home explosion scene in Breaking Bad
  • 69. 13 This is the logo of a university located in the Central European city of Brno. The logo seems like a simplistic design but it is actually a nice tribute to what put the city of Brno on the world map in the middle of 19th century in the surroundings of the abbey in Brno. The university also gets its name because of the same reason. What does the logo of this university pay a tribute to?
  • 71. Mendelā€™s pea plant experiments of inheritance
  • 72. 14 The Barefoot Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by X in 1997 to fund and provide essential infrastructure for the right of education to impoverished kids in Colombia, with providing free meals to schoolchildren also being a vital focus. The name of the foundation itself is an allusion to Xā€™s trademark way of coping better with certain aspects of Xā€™s professional career. In February 2011, it started a children's education through sport program collaborating with a massively successful organization back then, which was indirectly linked to X. Who is X? What is the name of the foundation an allusion to? Which organization helped fund Barefoot Foundation's education through its 2011 sport program?
  • 74. Shakira Performing barefoot during concerts FC Barcelona
  • 75. 15 The following slide shows a painting by American commissioned artist Arthur Beaumont. The painting depicts the look of a real temporary open-air clubhouse called as ā€œCross Spikes Clubā€ when he visited there about 75 years ago. The club was open to all 42000 men who were temporary residents at the location. It was the main source of spirits in the area despite the scarcity of ingredients and also provided recreation including a ping-pong table. The clubhouse, however, only existed for four months post which it was no longer necessary. The clubhouse was surrounded by many built structures of a kind which had automated rapid optical detection technology and were functional even till a dozen of years later. Where was this temporary clubhouse located? What was the purpose of the aforementioned structures that surrounded the clubhouse?
  • 76. 15
  • 77. 15
  • 79. Bikini Atoll Cameras to capture images of the nuclear tests
  • 81. Rules ā— Written round of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 points. Part points applicable for multiple part questions. ā— All answers to be written on your answer sheets. Answers will be revealed at the end of the round and all teams must exchange your answer sheets with other teams for evaluation. ā— Do not reveal the answers out loud. ā— Audience to not reveal the answers loud as well. We will ask for the answers from you when it is time for the answers to be revealed ā— There will be a quick rerun after all 5 questions
  • 82. 1 A certain type of skin cancer is diagnosed only in certain parts of northern India among skin cancer patients in the whole world. The cause for this type of cancer is due to the people in this particular area following a certain habit for several years, mostly during the very start and the very end of every year. The abdominal skin, the inner thighs and the legs are the most affected parts of the body for the same. Despite the knowledge of the cause, people still follow the habit because of their historic and nostalgic connection with this and it being inexpensive. What is the cause of this type of skin cancer?
  • 83. 2 This is an excerpt of an interview with a sportsman trying to explain it as a pleasant experience despite it clearly being the opposite. He said something on the lines of ā€œIf itā€™s warm, then you might get the sweat through it. But it being cold kills the bad stuff so it becomes pleasant.ā€ The same sportsman is given a sweet but savage two word nickname referencing his style with the explanation that he seems quite cute and cuddly but as soon as someone crosses his territory in the sport, he turns into a savage and goes after anything - pythons, tigers, lions. Who is this sportsman, whose career is now in a sort of ļ¬x? What is he talking about? What is his nickname?
  • 84. 3 In March 2015, a special article with photo shoots was published in the Vanity Fair magazine for a special occasion. It mainly contained excerpts of interviews with a duo but also featured some photos of seven other people. The subject of the interview was about a certain trip to Central Europe by these people and its world-famous consequences. One of the duo was initially regretful about this trip and mentioned that it was deļ¬nitely ā€œnot his favourite thingā€ but learnt to accept the popularity of it over the years and eventually turned to like it. What was the occasion for this article to be published? Who are these seven other people who were featured in the article?
  • 85. 3
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  • 87. 4 Inspired by a biographical ļ¬lm starring Robin Williams in the late 1990s, this health profession has been on a surge since then. It involves the psychological and emotional treatment of patients in addition to the physical therapy by integrating healthcare with a traditional entertainment profession. The profession is specialized for the treatment of children but they apply it for some adults as well. One non-proļ¬t organization has been a major player in this specialized ļ¬eld and is named ___ _____ International, which is named after a stand out feature of this aforementioned entertainment profession. What specialized profession am I talking about? FITB.
  • 88. 5 This is a product of a pillow with a simple but very useful design with a horizontal groove across it. The pillow is targeted for a certain category of people which has about 4 billion people over the world falling under it. The intention is to make sleeping hassle free for this category of people. Who is this pillow design intended for?
  • 90. 1 A certain type of skin cancer is diagnosed only in certain parts of northern India among skin cancer patients in the whole world. The cause for this type of cancer is due to the people in this particular area following a certain habit for several years, mostly during the very start and the very end of every year. The abdominal skin, the inner thighs and the legs are the most affected parts of the body for the same. Despite the knowledge of the cause, people still follow the habit because of their historic and nostalgic connection with this and it being inexpensive. What is the cause of this type of skin cancer?
  • 91. Kashmiris using Kangris in the winter
  • 92. 2 This is an excerpt of an interview with a sportsman trying to explain it as a pleasant experience despite it clearly being the opposite. He said something on the lines of ā€œIf itā€™s warm, then you might get the sweat through it. But it being cold kills the bad stuff so it becomes pleasant.ā€ The same sportsman is given a sweet but savage two word nickname referencing his style with the explanation that he seems quite cute and cuddly but as soon as someone crosses his territory in the sport, he turns into a savage and goes after anything - pythons, tigers, lions. Who is this sportsman, whose career is now in a sort of ļ¬x? What is he talking about? What is his nickname?
  • 93. Daniel Ricciardo The taste of his shoey celebration Honey badger
  • 94. 3 In March 2015, a special article with photo shoots was published in the Vanity Fair magazine for a special occasion. It mainly contained excerpts of interviews with a duo but also featured some photos of seven other people. The subject of the interview was about a certain trip to Central Europe by these people and its world-famous consequences. One of the duo was initially regretful about this trip and mentioned that it was deļ¬nitely ā€œnot his favourite thingā€ but learnt to accept the popularity of it over the years and eventually turned to like it. What was the occasion for this article to be published? Who are these seven other people who were featured in the article?
  • 95. 3
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  • 97. 50th anniversary of Sound of Music The actors who played the Von Trapp kids in the ļ¬lm
  • 98. 4 Inspired by a biographical ļ¬lm starring Robin Williams in the late 1990s, this health profession has been on a surge since then. It involves the psychological and emotional treatment of patients in addition to the physical therapy by integrating healthcare with a traditional entertainment profession. The profession is specialized for the treatment of children but they apply it for some adults as well. One non-proļ¬t organization has been a major player in this specialized ļ¬eld and is named ___ _____ International, which is named after a stand out feature of this aforementioned entertainment profession. What specialized profession am I talking about? FITB.
  • 100. 5 This is a product of a pillow with a simple but very useful design with a horizontal groove across it. The pillow is targeted for a certain category of people which has about 4 billion people over the world falling under it. The intention is to make sleeping hassle free for this category of people. Who is this pillow design intended for?
  • 103. Rules 15 questions Anticlockwise Bounce: +10/0 Pounce: +10/-5 If question has multiple parts, all parts to be given on pounce. Audience to not reveal answers loudly unless asked to do so
  • 104. 1 Waffle House is an American restaurant chain with 2100 branches with majority of them situated in the southern and southeastern states of the US. Due to their reputation of operating 24/7 and their (over)commitment towards this, the FEMA (Federal _________ Management Agency) came up with a new scale named the Waffle House Index to communicate and simplify valuable information to people in the respective areas. When the restaurants in an area are still open with a full menu, the value of the index is green and is a good sign. When the restaurants are open with a limited menu, the value of the index is yellow and when closed, the value is red which is not at all a good sign. What does the Waffle House Index signify?
  • 106. Extent of damage done by hurricanes
  • 107. 2 Lake Malawi is a large freshwater lake located in Southeast Africa, forming the borders between three countries of Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. The lake is given a nickname of the Calendar Lake because of two features of the lake in one particular aspect. The lake is said to be the largest habitat in the world for a certain family of ļ¬sh known as cichlids. Algae and microbes form the main diet of cichlids in this lake which leads to them swimming to certain sources of their diet to suck and nourish them. What iare the reasons for its nickname Calendar Lake? What are the main sources of diet for the endemic cichlids of this lake?
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  • 111. 365 miles long and 52 miles wide (at widest point) Hippo skin
  • 112. 3 Shown here is a certain 150 year old gift given to the British that is now located in Westminster, London. Known as the _________ā€™s ______ , it gets its ļ¬rst half of its name because of its original location being a Roman temple built by _________ and gets its second half of its name because of its resemblance to a common household object. FITB. What did the British receive this gift for?
  • 113. 3
  • 115. Cleopatra's Needle For Britishā€™s contributions in building the Suez Canal
  • 116. 4 James A Garļ¬eld, the 20th president of USA, died in 1881 as a result of a fatal infection after trying to remove a bullet from his body which was shot by Charles Guiteau during an assassination attempt. The aftermath of the attempt, however, involved two reputed people. To try detecting the location of the bullet, the surgeons had to consult a Scottish immigrant who made waves in the middle of the previous decade to make an auditory metal detector. The cell and handcuffs that held Guiteau before his execution was utilized by another European immigrant in the early 20th century which, in a way, showed their vulnerability. Who made the metal detector? Who utilized Guiteauā€™s cell and handcuffs?
  • 119. 5 About eleven years ago, players and fans of the NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers assembled at their home stadium Heinz Arena for a game. The game was preceded as usual by a recital of the Star Spangled Banner and then the game started with the fans enthusiastically whirling their scarves. Within a minute, the game stopped making Hines Ward, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, the only player on the pitch and the once enthusiastic crowd had suddenly gone silent. Ward later said in an interview that he was blessed to be there during the game. He also said ā€œI hadnā€™t run back a kickoff in forever. It was a little bizarre. But I scored on the return and any time I score, itā€™s funā€ What was exactly happening?
  • 121. Shooting of the Dark Knight Rises rugby scene
  • 122. 6 In the Georgian Era (1714-1837), these type of establishments were commonly used across the United Kingdom by the law enforcement to imprison highly intoxicated people. One such historic one is currently located on the outskirts of a famous city in the United Kingdom. However, some of us have seen the image of this particular establishment being revived since 1978, thanks to a local organization in the city. In the middle of 2019, this heritage establishment was vandalized multiple times with large red coloured graffiti of the number six. Where have we all seen the image of this establishment? Why was it vandalized with the graffiti of the number six two years ago?
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  • 125. Everton FC logo Liverpool FC winning the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time
  • 126. 7 Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at the Southeastern Louisiana University and also the author of the Wired magazine science blog named Dot Physics. In 2010, he wanted to analyze a certain Finnish process related to the members of the Turdidae family and see if the mass (denoted by mbb in the article) was actually multiplying by three or getting divided by three. His analysis was put down on a Wired article where he mainly used physics concepts of projectile motion and conservation of momentum to ļ¬nd out what was actually happening to the mass. The conclusion of his analysis was that the mass was actually getting multiplied by 30, thus not respecting the conservation of momentum. His scientiļ¬c analysis of what speciļ¬c process was jotted down in this Wired article?
  • 128. Bluebirds splitting into three in Angry Birds
  • 129. 8 When this individual X was a cabaret dancer in Paris in the early 20th century during youth years, X was popularly known for singing and dancing to a particular popular song about a rooster in the cabaret show. As a result, it is said that a lot of the regular audience members screamed an onomatopoeic and a rhetorical word in the chorus of the song everytime the individual came on stage. This word ultimately became X's sobriquet, even after she switched professions and became famous worldwide through her latter profession. The sobriquet is so famous that it is confused for X's ļ¬rst name. Who is X?
  • 131. Coco Chanel (Coco being the sobriquet)
  • 132. 9 In 2008, California based NPR News published an article about a certain high schooler and a promising water polo player named Spencer. Despite his talent in the sport, many around the world are aware of his ā€˜hydrophiliaā€™ via a different claim to fame. Spencer, himself, says in the article that his friends used to joke that they saw him on particular days while buying something that has been in circulation for more than 30 years now, despite Spencer's claims on not meeting them on those days. The article was smartly titled "Once Naked For _______ (X), Now a ____ ______ (Y) " with Y being a part of an indirectly related olfactory simile. How does the world know of Spencer's ā€˜hydrophiliaā€™ other than his talent in water polo? FITB for Y.
  • 134. The baby in Nirvana Nevermind album cover Teen Spirit
  • 135. 10 This theory by a historian and author explains a popular and evident oddity and was considered as the most plausible one for a long time for the same. The theory starts in 1820 when a farmer on an island in the Aegean Sea (then under the Ottoman rule) discovered something in a historic buried niche in his farm. The French, who were on the island, came to know about it and bought it from the farmer. As the French were leaving the island, the locals who were patriotic rebels ambushed the departure of the French because they felt that it was one of their own. This caused in a tussle involving this, whose sides eventually hit the rocks on the shores during the tussle. What does the theory try to explain, which is related to a current Parisian possession?
  • 137. Why Venus de Milo has no hands?
  • 138. 11 A non-ļ¬ction book by Gregory Douglas accounts the interviews he had via phone calls with a former CIA officer Robert Crowley, who was CIAā€™s clandestine operations head in the 1950s and 1960s. In one phone call, Crowley mentions how CIA took control of a situation in the 60s which involved a supposed rising nuclear superpower who supposedly made use of their relations with USSR to cope up with their wars. He mentioned that the CIA saw this as a possible threat to USA and to eliminate it, he and the CIA went ahead with two ultimately successful missions that were 13 days apart. One was based in a former Soviet city that is now a national capital and the other in the Alps. What, according to him, did the CIA do in these two missions?
  • 140. Assassination of Lal Bahadur Shastri Crash of Air India Flight 101 which had Dr Homi J Bhabha on board
  • 141. 12 During every Halloween in the Canadian town of Churchill, there have been some deaths and injuries in the town due to a primary reason over the years. This is due to the seasonal rise in abundance of _____ ____s in the town during this time of the year which also leads to a tourism boom at Churchill every October. As a consequence of this, while trick and treating during Halloween, every group of children must be accompanied by an elder possessing a gun. Because of this precautionary measure, a particular common trick and treating custom is banned in Churchill which can lead to unintentional injuries & deaths. What has been the primary reason for injuries and deaths in Churchill during Halloween? What Halloween custom is banned in Churchill which can lead to unintentional deaths?
  • 143. ā— Polar bear attacks ā— Wearing ghost costumes, which makes it look like polar bears in the dark
  • 144. 13 MV Rhosus was an erstwhile ship which had a consignment of certain mining essentials that had to be transported from the Georgian port of Batumi to a port in the African country of Mozambique in September 2013. The ship had to stop on the way at a major port city reportedly because of either engine problems or insufficient funds to pay tolls for the Suez Canal. The local ship control board then inspected the ship and found it unseaworthy because of extensive damage, stranding the ship. This lead to the abandonment of the ship which in turn caused lost need of the cargo in Mozambique and offloading of the cargo at this port. What was this the ļ¬rst domino of, which eventually had a huge long term impact more than 5 years down the line from when Rhosus ļ¬rst halted here?
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  • 148. 14 About six months ago, the advertising agency TBWA in collaboration with McDonalds Netherlands came up with a non-edible 3D printed product shaped like the iconic Big Mac which is their own version of an X, something that is used in most homes in the West. In addition to the usual function of the X, the product also provides an additional capability due to the possible circumstances that could happen. The product, however, is intended to be kept at only a speciļ¬c location in the house for differentiation purposes and is not a replacement for an X. What type of product, X, is this 3D printed Big Mac? What additional capability does this product serve along with the usual function of an X and why?
  • 149. 14
  • 151. ā— Smoke detector ā— Orders automatically from the nearest McDonalds as the smoke is detected from a cooking mishap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfFxRitGd2Y
  • 152. 15 A certain woman and her husband ļ¬rst set up a radio station in the mid 1950s at a national park situated in the forests of southern Maharashtra. They named their radio station ā€œVoz de Liberdadeā€. The content of their radio broadcasts even resulted in illegal manhunts for them that put their lives in risk. Thus, they shifted their radio station a little far away to forests around Belgaum. The radio station was functional till the early 1960s after which it became dysfunctional and the pair played a vital role in what caused the end of the radio broadcasts. In a 2015 interview with Quint, she joked that while working at the radio station, they also, in a way, shed blood towards what their aim was. What purpose did their radio station serve? What caused the end to their radio broadcasts? What was the blood shedding joke about?
  • 154. Spreading anti-Portuguese propaganda among native Goans Liberation of Goa Leeches sucking their blood during their time in the forests