Farewell quiz conducted on 16th of April 2018

2.  Total 20 questions in the prelims.
 All questions carry one mark each.
 Top 8 teams qualify for the finals.
 Sudden death to act as tie-breaker.
 Quizmasters’ decisions are final.

3. 1. ID the temple
While a large percentage of people in India continue to remain aloof when it
comes to speaking out loud about menstruation and the issues faced by
women, a temple that is well worn with time celebrates one of the most natural
biological processes.
The deity of the temple is revered as the ‘Bleeding Goddess’. It is believed that
the ‘Garvagriha’ or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple houses the mythical
womb and vagina of the Hindu goddess Shakti. Curiously enough, every year
during the month of Ashaad (June), the river near the temple turns red. It is
believed that the goddess ‘menstruates’ during this period.

4. 2. FITB
‘____ ____’ is a term which emerged in the US in the early 1980s. It was coined
to describe the advertising and marketing tactics of The Coca-Cola Company
and PepsiCo against each other.
In periods of intense competition, one firm, most of the time Pepsi, challenges
the other by asserting superiority on one specific aspect of their products. This
leads to direct competition and changes in market shares or in prices. For
example, Pepsi marketed bigger bottles for the same price as Coca-Cola during
the Great Depression in the 1930s.

5. 3. ID X
• X recently overtook (late 2017) Toy Story 2 as the movie with the most
consecutive Fresh reviews and zero Rotten reviews against it breaking Toy
Story 2’s record of 163 Fresh reviews on the review aggregator side Rotten
Tomatoes. Its magical run eventually stopped at 196 consecutive Fresh
reviews and in the process it became the best-reviewed film on Rotten
Tomatoes.
• At the 90th Academy Awards, it was nominated for a total of 5
awards however, it lost in all categories. Also X’s director became the fifth
woman nominated to in the Best Director category. X was chosen by
the National Board of Review, the American Film Institute,
and Time magazine as one of the top 10 films of 2017.

6. 4. Fear of ?
What is Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

7. 5. ID the company
One of the top MNCs of India – had to re-design its logo from a dark integrated
rainbow coloured sunflower depicting the company’s integrity and values.
Rainbow is the union of colours and _____’s journey to top is no less vibrant.
The journey began in 1945 with a vegetable oil company and today it has
branched into varied fields like IT, electrical and furniture.
While the new logo represents the way _____ "connects the dots" for its clients
integrating deep technology and domain expertise, applying insights from
across industries, and consistently delivering world-class integrated, end-to-end
capabilities and services, it also highlights the company's strong technology
heritage and reflects capabilities for the future.

8. 6. ID X
The X is an image of planet
Earth made on December
7, 1972, by the crew of the
Apollo 17 spacecraft at a
distance of about 29,000
kilometers (18,000 miles)
from the surface.
It is one of the most
reproduced images in
human history.

9. 7. ID the name of the stadium
The stadium was originally named after the city it is located in. However, in
1974 when a foreign political leader visited the city, he gave a speech
supporting the country's right to pursue nuclear arsenal. Following this, the
stadium was renamed in his honour. This stadium is home to the country's
national team (obviously of the sport which is played in the stadium).
Identify the stadium or the political leader after whom the stadium has been
named.

10. 8. FITB

11. 9. FITB
In Greek mythology, _________ was an arrogant hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia
who was known for his beauty. He was an arrogant hunter who disdained those
who loved him.
Once, he went to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in
love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of
his reflection, he lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died.

12. 10. FITB
A ______ is a toy invented and developed by naval engineer Richard T James. It
can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps
end-over-end as it stretches as re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own
momentum, or appear to levitate for a period of time after it has been dropped.
High school teachers and college professors have used ______ to simulate the
properties of waves. United States troops in Vietnam used them as mobile radio
antennas and NASA has used them in zero-gravity physics experiments in the
Space Shuttle.

13. 11. Nickname?
The Kumbalgarh Fort, the second largest fort in Rajasthan is nicknamed X for
its sheer size and resemblance to another structure somewhere else.
Unlike other forts which were built with the perspective of comfort and
entertainment, this fort was strictly built for security.
Image on next slide

14. Great Wall of India

15. 12. Who?

16. 13. Logo of ?
The initial design of the logo was created by Paul Stansifer whose entry won a
design competition held in 2003. Another user, David Friedland subsequently
improved the logo by changing the styling of the pieces so that their boundaries
seemed indented and simplified their contents to be a single glyph per piece.
Each piece bears a glyph or glyphs, symbolizing the multilingualism of X. These
glyphs are in most cases the first glyph of the name X rendered in that
language. The empty space at the top represents the incomplete nature of the
project.

17. 14. Subject of the song ?

18. 15. ID the sport

19. 16. ID
The name derives from the
combination of two Sanskrit
words. The context of the first
term is unclear, but probably
refers to the southeast location of
this temple either within a larger
temple complex or in relation to
other similar temples on the
subcontinent.

20. 17. FITB
When ______ _____ hit the market, American
consumers weren’t sure just how great it
was.
The phrase “the greatest thing since _____
_____” is a common hyperbole used to praise
an invention or development. A writer for
The Kansas City Star wrote that “the phrase
is the ultimate depiction of innovative
achievement and American know-how.”

21. 18.

22. 19. Which country ?
X has a history of debate about whether the national flag should be changed.
Some say it was due to similarity with their neighbouring country’s flag. For
several decades, alternative designs have been proposed, with varying degrees
of support. There is no consensus among proponents of changing the flag as to
which design should replace the flag.
The first referendum, held in Nov-Dec 2015, asked the voters to choose from the
best 5 suggestions. The second referendum asks voters to choose between the
existing flag and the preferred alternative design selected in the first
referendum. On 24 March 2016, the preliminary results of the second
referendum were announced with the current flag winning 56.7% compared to
43.3% for the new flag

23. 20. FITB
The ______ __ _____ is an under construction monument dedicated to Indian
independence movement leader Vallabhbhai Patel located in the Indian state of
Gujarat. 182 metres (597 feet) in height, it is to be located facing the Narmada
Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in
Gujarat.
This statue is planned to be spread over 20,000 square meters of project area
and will be surrounded by an artificial lake spread across 12 km of area.[3] It
would be the world's tallest statue when completed. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special purpose vehicle was established by
the Gujarat government and the outreach programme across India was carried
out starting December 2013.

25. 1. ID the temple
While a large percentage of people in India continue to remain aloof when it
comes to speaking out loud about menstruation and the issues faced by
women, a temple that is well worn with time celebrates one of the most natural
biological processes.
The deity of the temple is revered as the ‘Bleeding Goddess’. It is believed that
the ‘Garvagriha’ or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple houses the mythical
womb and vagina of the Hindu goddess Shakti. Curiously enough, every year
during the month of Ashaad (June), the river near the temple turns red. It is
believed that the goddess ‘menstruates’ during this period.

26. Kamakhya Temple

27. 2. FITB
‘____ ____’ is a term which emerged in the US in the early 1980s. It was coined
to describe the advertising and marketing tactics of The Coca-Cola Company
and PepsiCo against each other.
In periods of intense competition, one firm, most of the time Pepsi, challenges
the other by asserting superiority on one specific aspect of their products. This
leads to direct competition and changes in market shares or in prices. For
example, Pepsi marketed bigger bottles for the same price as Coca-Cola during
the Great Depression in the 1930s.

28. Cola Wars

29. 3. ID X
• X recently overtook (late 2017) Toy Story 2 as the movie with the most
consecutive Fresh reviews and zero Rotten reviews against it breaking Toy
Story 2’s record of 163 Fresh reviews on the review aggregator side Rotten
Tomatoes. Its magical run eventually stopped at 196 consecutive Fresh
reviews and in the process it became the best-reviewed film on Rotten
Tomatoes.
• At the 90th Academy Awards, it was nominated for a total of 5
awards however, it lost in all categories. Also X’s director became the fifth
woman nominated to in the Best Director category. X was chosen by
the National Board of Review, the American Film Institute,
and Time magazine as one of the top 10 films of 2017.

30. Lady Bird

31. 4. Fear of ?
What is Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?

32. The number 666

33. 5. ID the company
One of the top MNCs of India – had to re-design its logo from a dark integrated
rainbow coloured sunflower depicting the company’s integrity and values.
Rainbow is the union of colours and _____’s journey to top is no less vibrant.
The journey began in 1945 with a vegetable oil company and today it has
branched into varied fields like IT, electrical and furniture.
While the new logo represents the way _____ "connects the dots" for its clients
integrating deep technology and domain expertise, applying insights from
across industries, and consistently delivering world-class integrated, end-to-end
capabilities and services, it also highlights the company's strong technology
heritage and reflects capabilities for the future.

34. Wipro

35. 6. ID X
The X is an image of planet
Earth made on December
7, 1972, by the crew of the
Apollo 17 spacecraft at a
distance of about 29,000
kilometers (18,000 miles)
from the surface.
It is one of the most
reproduced images in
human history.

36. Blue Marble

37. 7. ID the name of the stadium
• The stadium was originally named after the city it is located in. However, in
1974 when a foreign political leader visited the city, he gave a speech
supporting the country's right to pursue nuclear arsenal. Following this, the
stadium was renamed in his honour. This stadium is home to the country's
national team (obviously of the sport which is played in the stadium).
Identify the stadium or the political leader after whom the stadium has been
named.

38. Gaddafi Stadium

39. 8. FITB

41. 9. FITB
In Greek mythology, _________ was an arrogant hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia
who was known for his beauty. He was an arrogant hunter who disdained those
who loved him.
Once, he went to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in
love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of
his reflection, he lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died.

42. Narcissus

43. 10. FITB
A ______ is a toy invented and developed by naval engineer Richard T James. It
can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps
end-over-end as it stretches as re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own
momentum, or appear to levitate for a period of time after it has been dropped.
High school teachers and college professors have used ______ to simulate the
properties of waves. United States troops in Vietnam used them as mobile radio
antennas and NASA has used them in zero-gravity physics experiments in the
Space Shuttle.

44. Slinky

45. 11. Nickname?
The Kumbalgarh Fort, the second largest fort in Rajasthan is nicknamed X for
its sheer size and resemblance to another structure somewhere else.
Unlike other forts which were built with the perspective of comfort and
entertainment, this fort was strictly built for security.
Image on next slide

46. Great Wall of India

47. Great Wall of India

48. 12. FITB

49. Gandalf

50. 13. Logo of ?
The initial design of the logo was created by Paul Stansifer whose entry won a
design competition held in 2003. Another user, David Friedland subsequently
improved the logo by changing the styling of the pieces so that their boundaries
seemed indented and simplified their contents to be a single glyph per piece.
Each piece bears a glyph or glyphs, symbolizing the multilingualism of X. These
glyphs are in most cases the first glyph of the name X rendered in that
language. The empty space at the top represents the incomplete nature of the
project.

51. Wikipedia

52. 14. Subject of the song ?

53. George R R Martin

54. 15. ID the sport

55. Australian Rules Football

56. 16. ID
The name derives from the
combination of two Sanskrit
words. The context of the first
term is unclear, but probably
refers to the southeast location of
this temple either within a larger
temple complex or in relation to
other similar temples on the
subcontinent.

57. Konark Sun Temple

58. 17. FITB
When ______ _____ hit the market, American
consumers weren’t sure just how great it
was.
The phrase “the greatest thing since _____
_____” is a common hyperbole used to praise
an invention or development. A writer for
The Kansas City Star wrote that “the phrase
is the ultimate depiction of innovative
achievement and American know-how.”

59. Sliced Bread

60. 18.

61. Liverpool

62. 19. Which country ?
X has a history of debate about whether the national flag should be changed.
Some say it was due to similarity with their neighbouring country’s flag. For
several decades, alternative designs have been proposed, with varying degrees
of support. There is no consensus among proponents of changing the flag as to
which design should replace the flag.
The first referendum, held in Nov-Dec 2015, asked the voters to choose from the
best 5 suggestions. The second referendum asks voters to choose between the
existing flag and the preferred alternative design selected in the first
referendum. On 24 March 2016, the preliminary results of the second
referendum were announced with the current flag winning 56.7% compared to
43.3% for the new flag

63. New Zealand

64. 20. FITB
The ______ __ _____ is an under construction monument dedicated to Indian
independence movement leader Vallabhbhai Patel located in the Indian state of
Gujarat. 182 metres (597 feet) in height, it is to be located facing the Narmada
Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in
Gujarat.
This statue is planned to be spread over 20,000 square meters of project area
and will be surrounded by an artificial lake spread across 12 km of area.[3] It
would be the world's tallest statue when completed. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special purpose vehicle was established by
the Gujarat government and the outreach programme across India was carried
out starting December 2013.

65. Statue of Unity