Rhetorica 2011 was the Inter-Year Quiz conducted in January 2011 at ITBHU, Varanasi. Final round questions are shared (except buzzer questions). Quizmaster: Aviral Srivastava

1. MIXED BAG ROUND 1

4. 2. Identify the author

6. 3. This guitar is named after its manufacturing company, its speciality is shown below. Musicians are already claiming it can do stuff previously unimaginable with an electric, Identify

7. A: Moog Guitar

8. 4. T he FBI published the digitally aged picture of Xin their website and claimed that it was created using cutting edge technology. But it was then alleged that the picture of Gasper Llamazares, a Spanish politician, was used to create the picture. The FBI admitted and removed the image. Id X.

9. A: Osama bin Laden

10. 5. Named Champions of peace by ‘Peace and Sport’, they launched their official merchandise, “Stop war start ___” , proceeds of which will go to GoSports Foundation and Haq Foundation. Fill in the blanks and who are we talking about?

12. 6. G eet Sethi Director Prakash Padukone Director Leander Paes Director Viswanathan Anand Director Niraj Bajaj Director Ramaraj Director Shitin Desai Director Neeraj Bharadwaj Director Rakesh Khanna Director Viren Rasquinha COO Body of which Non-profit organisation?

13. A: Olympic Gold Quest Foundation

14. 7. This subsidiary of Amazon.com was founded by Col. Needham in 1990. The data resides in the servers of the Cardiff University in U.K. The secret of its success is:

15. A: IMDB

16. 8. This book was adapted into a movie. Name either.

20. 1. Whose pets include 16 dogs, 10 horses, 4 cats, a giraffe and even a zebrraa? AUDIENCE

22. 2. The experiments of William Moulton Marston with his invention, polygraph led him to believe that women were more honest and trustworthy. So he decided to develop a character, “one who would triumph not with fists or firepower, but with love as a distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the A****n ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men”. Identify his creation.

25. A: HUGO BOSS

26. 11. Don Bradman would have turned 100 on August 27th, 2008. However a few of his contemporaries decided to celebrate at a luncheon on the 4th of August 2008 at City Tattersalls Club in Pitt treet, Sydney. Why was this particular date chosen?

28. The medical term for this is ‘veisalgia’. Its original meaning was ‘unfinished work’ but now it means “delayed X induced headache”. So how do we better know veisalgia as? AUDIENCE

29. A: Hangover, X: Alcohol

32. CONNEXIONS ROUND 2

33. AUDIENCE: Q: Connect

35. 1. Connect

37. 2. Connect

39. 3, connect

40. A: ‘Pope’mobile

41. 4. Connect

43. A: Vampire Diaries (Novels) The Awakening The Struggle The Fury Dark Reunion The Return

44. 5. Connect

46. Q.6 : Connect

52. 4. The world’s largest theme park opened on November 4, 2010. The theme park is home to Formula Rossa the world's fastest roller coaster. Other attractions include Bell'Italia, Cinema Maranello and a Junior Grand Prix. Name the park.