First Blood: A Predominantly General Quiz mixed with Business Questions

1. FrIQs-ABOUT US
• We are no freak show;
• We feel religious about quizzing
• We are very serious about having fun in quizzin’
• Any violations would amount to blasphemy

2. The First FrIQs
The First Three FrIQs would be:
• Harsh Parmar (Mythology FrIQ: M-FrIQ)
• Shiv Shankar Nath (General FrIQ: G-FrIQ)
• Shiva Guru (Ent FrIQ: Ent-FrIQ)
Others would be inducted in the coming weeks

3. FIRST BLOOD
A QUIZ BY
SHIVA GURU,
A.K.A. Ent FrIQ

4. ABOUT THE QUIZ MASTER
• A Big Joker fan-The Back Ground should’ve
been a giveaway
• Occasional Reader
• Cult Movie maniac-QT is my favourite
• Love ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’
• Big A.R. Fan; Proud Rajinikanth (Thalaivar) fan

5. ROUND 1
TEST YOUR
B-ACU

6. 1. X started with a mere Rs. 2000, his
venture Y, which went on to become a
company turning over Rs. 8 Crore. The
first unit of Y was inaugurated by
Mr.Narayana Murthy of Infosys. In
2011, he contested for mayor of his
home town. Identify X and Y.

7. 2. A very simple one: He co-authored a
famous book with Stuart L Hart,
‘Fortune at the Bottom of the
Pyramid...’ was exploited by many
companies to make a killing? Who is
‘he’?

9. 4.

12. ROUND 2: CONNECT

13. FIRST SLIDE: +30,-15
SECOND SLIDE: +25,-10
THIRD SLIDE: +20, -5
FOURTH SLIDE: +15
FIFTH SLIDE: +10
SIXTH SLIDE: +5

14. 1. Founded in Rockford, Michigan this
brand of shoes was developed when
Wolverine Worldwide was trying to
implement a plan for pigskin tanning,
in 1958. Name the brand.

15. 2. This whisky brand was said to be the
world’s fastest growing one by sales
volume according to International
Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR) in
2013. Name it. It is marketed in India
by United Spirits Limited (USL)

16. 3. Founded in London, this company
had its origins in the store set up by
the Gramophone company founded in
1921. The current name is X Retailing
Ltd (formerly X Group Plc). Identify X.

17. 4. X debuted in the particular comic
strip on 10/01/1929. The creation of
the character is said to be partly
inspired by a visitor to the cafe the
creator frequented. Give me X. (5
points if you get the creator’s name
alone)

18. 5. There’s a Bronze statue of X in front
of train station of Shibuya, Tokyo for
being faithful, in every sense of the
word, for nine long years. Name X.

19. 6. ‘Wow, she must have been
vaccinated with a phonographic
needle’ said Mickey about Y, who is
romantically paired with X. Identify X
and Y.

20. ROUND 3: Get SpEnt

21. 1. Easy Peesy:
X calls this sphagetti western (Y), ‘The
best directed film of all time!’ X went
on to make a Western himself, which
was his version of a film of the same
name released in 1966 featuring Z in
the lead. Give me X,Y,Z.

22. 2. X and Y are books whose movie versions
actually came close to the level of the books. X
has the daughter of the lead narrating the story
(in the book) while Y has a seemingly mute
person (illustrated amazingly in the movie)
narrating the story. Y was the second film to win
all the Five Major Oscars. The Leading Actor of X
also got the Best Lead Oscar and it so happened
that he was compared with Z who was facing
trial not too long ago. X,Y,Z?

23. This star was India’s highest taxpayer
in 1986. He was a naxalite before he
entered the movie industry. He got the
National Award for Best Actor in his
debut movie. Name the Actor and the
Movie.

27. THANK YOU