This document describes the format and questions for the Gyanartha Quiz, which consists of 5 rounds - List it, The Sports Round, Write Bros, The Pursuit of Busyness, and LVC. List it involves naming Royal Rumble winners for points. The Sports Round contains trivia questions about sports figures and events. Write Bros features minimalist movie posters to identify. The Pursuit of Busyness asks trivia about brands and business. LVC awards points for identifying visuals of TV sitcoms.
7. 1. Prefontaine is a 1997
film dramatizing the life of
the American long-distance
runner Steve Prefontaine and
his tragic death at age 24. It
was written by Steve James
and Eugene Corr, directed by
James, and stars Jared Leto
as the title character. This
guy is famous for being
chosen as the first to be
“given” something. What?
16. 4. Originally X Stadium, the facility was renamed in
1974 in honour of the Y following a speech he
gave at the 2nd Organisation of the Islamic
Conference meeting in X in favour of <the
country>'s right to pursue nuclear weapons.
On 23 October 2011 the country’s Board
discussed renaming the stadium following an event
that occurred to Y, to support NTC and his
country. The Punjab Olympic Association made a
similar request in late October 2011 to the
provincial chief minister, telling Cricinfo:, "I don’t
think his profile is inspirational enough to link with
our stadium’s identity.”
Give me X and Y.
22. 6. “ Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.”
23. X gave this to Y in 1995. Who is X and Y?
And what happened? Really simple.
26. 7. Karl Jochen Rindt (April 18, 1942 Mainz,
Germany - September 5, 1970 Monza, Italy) was a
German racing driver who represented Austria
during his career Away from Formula One, Rindt
was highly successful in other single-seater
formulae, as well as sports car racing. In 1965 he
won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving a
Ferrari 250LM in partnership with Masten Gregory
from the United States of America. He was a close
friend to Jackie Stewart, and was a neighbour to
the Scotsman in Switzerland. What unusual
achievement does hold?
29. 8. Montichiari is a town and comune in the
province of Brescia, in Lombardy,in Italy. It
received the honorary title of city with a
presidential decree on December 27, 1991.
On its territory there are the "Gabriele
D'Annunzio" airport and the fair center
"Centro Fiera del Garda". This town has an
indoor volleyball court. What is its name?
32. 9. The poster was first published as part of a
calendar by Athena for the 1977 Silver Jubilee, the
same year Virginia Wade achieved the Wimbledon
ladies' singles title. The poster achieved
widespread distribution when licensed to the
poster shop Athena in 1978 where it sold for £2. It
sold about 2 million copies as a poster.
Butler said that she was not embarrassed about
posing nor bitter that she did not receive any
royalties from the photo. Which “iconic” poster?
50. 1. Gary Mark Gilmore was an American
criminal, murderer, who gained international
notoriety for demanding that his own death
sentence be fulfilled following two murders he
committed in Utah. He became the first person
executed in the United States after the U.S.
Supreme Court upheld a new series of death
penalty statutes in 1976. Gilmore was executed by
firing squad in 1977. The founder of advertising
agency Wieden+Kennedy, Dan Wieden credits the
inspiration for his famous slogan to Gary Gilmore’s
last words. What was his last words?
56. 3. X was founded by advertising executive Marcel Knobil in London in
1994. It began as a radio show on GLR (now BBC Radio London),
which was aimed at giving ordinary customers an insight into the
significant brands that touched their lives. Due to the success of the
show the X organization was founded in 1995.
In each country that it operates, it aims to identify brands that perform
above and beyond other brands within their respective markets. To
facilitate this, each country has an independent and voluntary council,
which is made up of notable experts in the branding and marketing
communication industry as well as experts from local and international
blue-chip organisations. Brands that are rated highly by both the
council and consumers are eligible for inclusion in a X project. Step 1
Study: an independent study elects the strongest brands of the country
called X. Step 2 Reward and Knowledge; X Seal of Excellence, The X
book. In some countries they also hold seminars and Awards
ceremonies.
62. 5. In 1963, X founder and Group Chairman TPG Nambiar
began manufacturing hermetically sealed precision panel
meters in Palakkad, Kerala, under the name of <the full
form of the company>. Having worked in the UK and USA,
when he came back to India armed with a vision of
pioneering the manufacture of superior quality electronic
products, he dreamed of making X a household name.
Over the years, X's growth has been subject to constant
challenges. The company was started at a time when the
government had reserved many areas of business for the
public sector. It had also virtually barred most
entrepreneurs from entering other fields through
reservations on licensing. Id X.
68. 7. X Corporation is an American public multinational
corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA that
provides risk management services, insurance and
reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management
consulting. X has approximately 600 offices worldwide,
serving 120 countries with 61,000 employees.
In January 2012,X announced that headquarters would be
moved from Chicago to London. In 2011, X was ranked
number 286 on the Fortune 500 list. X is the largest
reinsurance broker in the world. In 2011, X was ranked as
the world's largest insurance broker in the world based on
revenue. What is X, a company that all of us know very
well?
71. 8. X is the capital of French Guiana, an
overseas region and department of France
located in South America. The city stands on
a former island at the mouth of the X River
on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is
"Ferit Aurum Industria" which means "Work
brings wealth“. X is the place from where
most of the geosynchronous satellites are
launched. Incidentally, X is also the name of
a famous five seat mid-size luxury crossover
car by Porsche. Give me X.