5. RULES
1. Infinite Bounce
2. 3 Pounces Allowed.
3. +10/0 for direct questions.
4. +5/0 for passed questions.
5. +10/-5 for pounces.
6. Direction changes after every sixth question.
7. Decision of QM final and binding.
8. 1. X is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and
spaceflight services company founded by Y.
X is developing a variety of technologies, with a focus on rocket-
powered Vertical Takeoff and Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicles for
access to suborbital and orbital space. It tested its New Shepard
reusable launch system.
The company's name refers to planet Earth as the point of takeoff.
ID X, Y.
11. 2. X Technology Corporation developed a line of
smartwatches including the first commercially successful
smartwatch. It raised $10.3 million through a Kickstarter
campaign, which was used to produce the smartwatch.
On December 7, 2016, X filed for insolvency. Its intellectual
property was purchased by Y, a wearable technology company
specializing in fitness tracking, who also hired some of the X’s
staff.
ID X, Y.
14. 3. In 2010 a fresh brand began to emerge. By focusing on speed,
better quality and sizes, the brand quickly grew to become the
number one source. It bypassed the so-called ‘Scene’.
Its unnamed owner was served with a multi-million dollar lawsuit on
October 12th 2015. A news outlet reported that the the suit was filed
against one Yiftach Swery, a 23-year-old app and website developer.
If sources are to believed, the accused may be “working on an
agreement to minimize their harm, possibly in exchange for
information.”
ID the brand.
17. 4. In June 2010, _______ bought a 96% stake in Infotel
Broadband Services Limited (IBSL) for ₹4,800 crore.
IBSL was the only company that won broadband spectrum in
all 22 circles in India in the auction that took place that year.
Later continuing as ______ telecom subsidiary, Infotel
Broadband Services Limited was renamed as X in January
2013.
ID X.
20. 5. X have been present in Windows NT 3.1 and all Windows OS
released afterwards.
X can be caused by poorly written device drivers or malfunctioning
hardware, such as faulty memory, power supply issues, overheating
of components, or hardware running beyond its specification limits.
Despite its name, in Windows 9x, its color could be customized by
the user. Starting in December 2016, Windows Insider builds of
Windows 10 feature a different version of this.
ID X.
23. 6. X is an autonomous car development company spun out of
Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., in December 2016.
It took over the self-driving car project which Google had
begun in 2009. X’s name is derived from its mission, “a new
way forward in mobility”.
ID X.
26. 7. X is a philosophical system developed by writer Y. It was
first expressed in Y’s fiction, and later in non-fiction essays
and books.
One of its central tenets is that the proper moral purpose of
one's life is the pursuit of one's own happiness, and that the
only social system consistent with this morality is one that
displays full respect for individual rights embodied in laissez-
faire capitalism.
ID X, Y.
29. 8. The ____ technology became patent-free in the United States on
16 April 2017, when U.S. Patent 6,009,399, held and administered by
Technicolor, expired.
And the Fraunhofer Institute has declined to renew the intellectual
property it owns on the ____ technology – as well as terminating its
licensing programme.
It uses a form of lossy data compression, as opposed to a lossless
method, to encode data using inexact approximations and partial data
discarding to reduce file sizes, typically by a factor of 10.
ID the technology.
32. 9. The ____ technology became patent-free in the United States on
16 April 2017, when U.S. Patent 6,009,399, held and administered by
Technicolor, expired.
And the Fraunhofer Institute has declined to renew the intellectual
property it owns on the ____ technology – as well as terminating its
licensing programme.
It uses a form of lossy data compression, as opposed to a lossless
method, to encode data using inexact approximations and partial data
discarding to reduce file sizes, typically by a factor of 10.
ID the technology.
33. 9. ID the title of this 2017 book where Microsoft’s CEO tells
the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation,
while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India.
The title is an allusion to an act people do with a mouse or a
keyboard on a Windows PC. You may have noticed that some
people just do this frequently for the sake of doing it. It has
become almost like a compulsive disorder, to do this
constantly, especially among some Computer Engineers and
Technicians who are obsessed with it.
Get it?
35. 17. The ____ technology became patent-free in the United States on
16 April 2017, when U.S. Patent 6,009,399, held and administered by
Technicolor, expired.
And the Fraunhofer Institute has declined to renew the intellectual
property it owns on the ____ technology – as well as terminating its
licensing programme.
It uses a form of lossy data compression, as opposed to a lossless
method, to encode data using inexact approximations and partial data
discarding to reduce file sizes, typically by a factor of 10.
ID the technology.
36. 10. X, a company was founded in 1945, just a few weeks
after the end of World War II, by Fritz X and seven fellow
engineers of the University of Hannover in a laboratory called
Laboratorium Wennebostel.
Its first product was a voltmeter. It began building
microphones in 1946. It released the world's first open
headphones which were able to produce a more natural sound
that many users preferred.
In 1996, X received an Emmy Award for its advancements in
RF wireless technology. ID X.
39. 11. X is a business- and employment-oriented social
networking service.
A deal was completed on December 8, 2016 under which Y
announced that it would acquire X for a total of $26.2 billion.
This was the largest acquisition made by Y to date.
ID X, Y.
42. 12. The term “______ rap” coined by Kanye West, was developed
in the 2010s to describe a style of rapping which, according to Rizoh
of the Houston Press, uses “three main ingredients: a metaphor, a
pause, and a one-word punch line, often placed at the end of a
rhyme”.
Rappers Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Drake, and Lil Wayne are credited
with the popularization of X rap, while the style has been criticized
by Ludacris and others.
The term is derived from an identification used on social network and
microblogging services. It allows users to apply dynamic, user-
generated marking that makes it possible for others to easily find
messages with a specific theme or content. ID the term.
45. 13. Four men — Wayne McLaren, David McLean, Dick Hammer
and Eric Lawson — died of certain diseases, thus earning this product
the nickname “Cowboy killers”.
Their Job Description: Appeared in images. The images featured
rugged men portrayed in a variety of roles primarily a rugged cowboy
or cowboys, in nature with this product.
Timeline: 1954-1999.
The Object: The images were originally conceived as a way to
popularize the product, which at the time was considered feminine.
Give me the funda i.e; what was their job?
49. 14. This is a type of advertising that “deliberately, rather than
inadvertently, startles and offends its audience by violating
norms for social values and personal ideals”.
This form of advertising is often controversial, disturbing,
explicit and crass. This form of advertising may not only
offend but can also frighten as well, using scare tactics and
elements of fear to sell a product or deliver a public service
message, making a “high impact.”
An example appears on the next slide.
54. 15. In 1995 it was revealed that the Swedish politician Mona
Sahlin had bought, among other things, two bars of ________
using her Riksdag credit card (i.e., with taxpayers’ money).
This became known as the “______ Affair”. Sahlin was forced
to step down as a candidate for the post as Prime Minister.
The product's name is a portmanteau combining the creator’s
name with the Italian word for a type of nougat. It is made of
nougat, almonds and honey and has a distinctive shape.
ID the product.
57. 16. X was a software development and licensing company,
known for the X OS, a smartphone operating system, and other
related technologies.
It was established on 24 June 1998 as a partnership between
Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony and Psion to exploit the
convergence between PDAs and mobile phones. As a pioneer
that established the smartphone industry, it was the most
popular smartphone OS on a worldwide average until the end
of 2010.
ID X.
60. 17. In September 2016, the State Assembly of California
announced it had made a choice for the official “fabric” of the
state. Though its name originates from the name of a French
city, the fabric has a legendary association with California's
history.
Which fabric?
63. 18. X is an American start-up technology company focused
on the development of intelligent electric vehicles.
Its financial partners are LeEco, a Chinese consumer
electronics company.
X is named for one of the founding principles of electric motor
technology. This principle is in turn named after an English
scientist.
ID X?
69. 1. X is a mobile-only messaging app, released by Microsoft
designed to “get work done”. It will also be part of Niti
Aayog's “Atal Innovation Mission” that aims to foster
innovation and encourage entrepreneurship across schools in
the country.
The name of the app is derived from the Marathi phrase for
“What’s up?” or “What happened?”.
ID X.
72. 2. In July 2017, officials from the Government of Malaysia
reported that X was being banned from airing on government-
owned broadcast stations as a result of public
complaints. Government ministers said that the song was
considered un-Islamic and that its lyrics were “not suitable to
be heard.”
This 2017 internet sensation is a reggaeton-pop song with
lyrics about having a sexual relationship, performed in a
smooth and romantic way.
ID X.
75. 3. X is a science fiction third-person shooter video game
developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by
Microsoft Studios in April 2016.
Aidan Gillen is best known for portraying Petyr Baelish in the
Game of Thrones series. He plays Paul Serene, the primary
antagonist of the game.
ID the game.
78. 4. In the 1920s, Shri Siddhomal Jain established Siddhomal
and Sons, a successful paper and newsprint trading business. In
the 1960s, his son Devendra Jain, decided to go become an
industrialist.
He saw great promise in the business of extracting, liquefying
and selling industrial gases from natural air.
Today, the X Group runs six different businesses - and still
generates much of its revenue from natural air. However, most
associate the name with another business venture in the field of
entertainment. ID X.
81. 5. X was a product that ceased production on 10 October,
2016.
Like a phoenix from the ashes, it was reborn as X: “Y Edition.”
It is a refurbished version of X, released only in South Korea.
While the hardware is mostly the same as the original, a
smaller [blanked] has been used that the company claims has
been “enhanced with multiple safety designs.”
Y could be a bad pun on the infamous incident that the product
suffered.
ID X and its reincarnation Y.
84. 6. X were a group of English textile workers and weavers in
the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form
of protest. The group was protesting the use of machinery in a
“fraudulent and deceitful manner” to get around standard
labour practices.
It is a misconception that the X protested against the
machinery itself in an attempt to halt progress of technology.
However, the term has come to mean one opposed to
industrialisation, automation, computerisation or new
technologies in general.
ID this movement X.
87. 7. On 7 September 2017, an MoU was signed between X and
Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board. It proposes
the route between the city centres of Vijayawada and
Amaravati, “potentially turning a trip of more than one hour
into a 5-minute ride”.
This has been described as the 5th mode of transportation after
road, air, water and rail.
ID X.
90. 8. X is an American period drama television series that premiered on
AMC in 2014. The final season began on 19 August 2017.
Taking place over a period of ten years, the series depicts a
fictionalized insider's view of the personal computer revolution of the
1980s and later the growth of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s.
The show's title refers to a computer machine code instruction, the
execution of which would cause the computer's CPU to stop working.
ID X.
92. X: Halt and Catch Fire
(HCF in Assembly mnemonic)
93. 9. Less than a week after X was unveiled, the video-sharing
app apparently had developed a porn problem.
The app, initially released for iOS, became a popular venue for
male genitalia and pornographic movies taped off TVs and
laptops.
On October 27, 2016, the app was discontinued. On January
20, 2017, an Internet archive of all X’s videos was launched,
allowing people to continue watching previously filmed
videos.
ID X.
96. 10. In its defamation complaint, X claimed that in one of the
dialogues of the 2017 film Y, actor [blanked] had been
depicted to recite the following line,
“Varna kya ..... X __ ____ pehan kar, tuchhi si terricot ki shirt
pehan kar, sala hum se zabaan lada rahe hain.”
“The brand X has been deliberately shown in an extremely bad
taste and the dialogue was intended to convey that X is
adorned only by lower strata of society and one should feel
humiliated if one wears X,” the complaint stresses.
ID X, Y.
99. 11. Far Cry 4 is an action-adventure first-person shooter
video game. The main story follows Ajay Ghale, a young
Kyrati-American, as he is caught in a civil war involving
Kyrat's Royal Army, controlled by tyrannical king Pagan Min.
After the intro to the game, Min leaves you alone to enjoy a
meal. He tells you to wait for him to return, but is gone for a
long time most players will understand that this is a cue to
leave and begin the campaign in earnest. However, there is an
easter egg which occurs if you wait a little longer.
What could the easter egg be?
101. An alternate ending occurs if you actually sit
around for 15 minutes.
Thus, Far Cry 4 can be Finished in Under 15
Minutes!
102. 12. Far Cry 4 is an action-adventure first-person shooter
video game. The main story follows Ajay Ghale, a young
Kyrati-American, as he is caught in a civil war involving
Kyrat's Royal Army, controlled by tyrannical king Pagan Min.
After the intro to the game, Min leaves you alone to enjoy a
meal. He tells you to wait for him to return, but is gone for a
long time most players will understand that this is a cue to
leave and begin the campaign in earnest. However, there is an
easter egg which occurs if you wait a little longer.
What could the easter egg be?
103. 12. ID the flag. video game. The main story follows Ajay
Ghale, a young Kyrati-American, as he is caught in a civil war
involving Kyrat's Royal Army, controlled by tyrannical king
Pagan Min.
After the intro to the game, Min leaves you alone to enjoy a
meal. He tells you to wait for him to return, but is gone for a
long time most players will understand that this is a cue to
leave and begin the campaign in earnest. However, there is an
easter egg which occurs if you wait a little longer.
What could the easter egg be?
106. Kekistan
Kekistan is a fictional country invented by users on 4chan’s /pol/ board as the tongue-in-
cheek ethnic origin of “shitposters” who worship the ancient Egyptian diety Kek. In late
January 2017, Kekistan began widely circulating on Twitter.
“Shitposting” is an Internet slang term describing a range of user misbehaviors and rhetoric
on forums and message boards that are intended to derail a conversation off-topic,
including thread jacking, circlejerking and non-commercial spamming.
107. Kekistan
The Cult of Kek, also known as the Church of Kek, is a satirical religion based around the
worship of the ancient Egyptian deity Kek (also spelled Kuk or Keku). On 4chan, the
character Pepe the Frog is often considered a modern avatar of the deity, who uses ancient
Egyptian meme magic to influence the world, often by fulfilling the wishes of posts that
end in repeating numbers. Additionally, the deity is associated with the popular 4chan slang
term “Kek”, and is often embraced by supporters of 2016 Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump. Practitioners are known to frequently write “praise Kek,” and
jokingly refer to the church as a “religion of peace.”
128. Companies and Startups based in Pune.
1. Suzlon – Wind Turbine Supplier Company. Based in Pune.
2. Kirloskar Conglomerate. Based in Pune.
3. FirstCry – Baby e-Commerce. Based in Pune.
4. Tork Motors/Motorcycles – Electric motorcycles. Based in
Pune.
132. 1. X is a company that owns other companies’ outstanding
stock. The term usually refers to a company that does not
produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own
shares of other companies to form a corporate group.
X allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the
ownership and control of a number of different companies.
ID X.
133. 2.An X, in a technology context, is an ambitious, exploratory
and ground-breaking project undertaken without any
expectation of near-term profitability or benefit and also,
perhaps, without a full investigation of potential risks and
benefits.
X derives from the Apollo 11 spaceflight project, which landed
the first human on the moon in 1969.
ID X.
134. 3. X is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often
not fully processed cotton. It originated in Kozhikode in
southwestern India (in present-day Kerala) during the 11th
century.
The cloth was known as “cāliyan” to the natives.
Chintz was glazed X textiles printed with designs featuring
flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a
light plain background.
ID X.
135. 4. In the show, Silicon Valley, Gavin Belson once explained
vaguely what kind of company X is:
“What is X? Excellent question. X isn’t just another high-tech
company. X isn’t just about software. X … X is about people.
X is about innovative technology that makes a difference.
Transforming the world as we know it, making the world a
better place through minimal message-oriented transport
layers. I firmly believe we can only achieve greatness if first
we achieve goodness.”
Gavin is the Chief Innovation Officer of X. ID X.
136. 5. X is a city located in Santa Clara County, California.
From its origins as a stagecoach stop, it grew to a large suburb
with a pedestrian-friendly downtown. The city borders Palo
Alto and the San Francisco Bay to the north, Los Altos to the
south, and Moffett Federal Airfield and Sunnyvale to the east.
It is named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
ID X.
138. 1. X is a company that owns other companies’ outstanding
stock. The term usually refers to a company that does not
produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own
shares of other companies to form a corporate group.
X allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the
ownership and control of a number of different companies.
ID X.
141. 2.An X, in a technology context, is an ambitious, exploratory
and ground-breaking project undertaken without any
expectation of near-term profitability or benefit and also,
perhaps, without a full investigation of potential risks and
benefits.
X derives from the Apollo 11 spaceflight project, which landed
the first human on the moon in 1969.
ID X.
144. 3. X is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often
not fully processed cotton. It originated in Kozhikode in
southwestern India (in present-day Kerala) during the 11th
century.
The cloth was known as “cāliyan” to the natives.
Chintz was glazed X textiles printed with designs featuring
flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a
light plain background.
ID X.
147. 4. In the show, Silicon Valley, Gavin Belson once explained
vaguely what kind of company X is:
“What is X? Excellent question. X isn’t just another high-tech
company. X isn’t just about software. X … X is about people.
X is about innovative technology that makes a difference.
Transforming the world as we know it, making the world a
better place through minimal message-oriented transport
layers. I firmly believe we can only achieve greatness if first
we achieve goodness.”
Gavin is the Chief Innovation Officer of X. ID X.
150. 5. X is a city located in Santa Clara County, California.
From its origins as a stagecoach stop, it grew to a large suburb
with a pedestrian-friendly downtown. The city borders Palo
Alto and the San Francisco Bay to the north, Los Altos to the
south, and Moffett Federal Airfield and Sunnyvale to the east.
It is named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
ID X.
153. MEGA CONNECT: Alphabet Inc.
1. Alphabet is a Holding Company.
2. Its subsidiary X involves itself in conducting moonshots.
3. Calico is another subsidiary.
4. Hooli is speculated to be modelled after Google, another
subsidiary. Also, website of Hooli: hooli.xyz!
5. Mountain View houses its HQs.
154. MEGA CONNECT: Alphabet Inc.
1. Alphabet is a Holding Company.
2. Its subsidiary X involves itself in conducting moonshots.
3. Calico is another subsidiary.
4. Hooli is speculated to be modelled after Google, another
subsidiary. Also, website of Hooli: hooli.xyz!
5. Mountain View houses its HQs.
