Finals of intra iiitg hub quiz

2. RULES(FINALS)
● Top 8 teams qualify for the finals.
● 4 rounds in total.(4th Round not added here)
● All rounds open on Infinite Pounce(+10/-5)
● +10 on direct and pass questions.
● Bonus question at the end of some rounds(+20/-10)
DECISION OF THE QUIZ MASTER IS FINAL AND BINDING.

3. ROUND 1
MIXED BAG

4. Q1
●
Originally named Peleus, ‘In-Q-Tel’ is a not-for-
profit venture capital firm that invests in high-tech
companies. It’s list of investments include
Facebook,Inktomi, Spotfire, 3VR,
Contour,Quanterix, Skytree among others.
● Which unlikely organisation owns this ?

6. CIA

7. Q2
● In this particular year, Sachin Tendukar,
Manmohan Singh, The Pope were declared the
TIME ‘Person of the Year’ among others.
Which year?

9. 2006
The TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR WERE ‘YOU’

10. Q3
● “www.paisaboltahai.rbi.org.in” is a
Reserve Bank of India initiative with a
tagline ‘Pehchano Paise Ki Boli,
Kyunki Paisa Bolta Hai’ to create
mass awareness and provide
information on ‘something’. What?

12. ● It provides information on various
security features of the Indian Currency
Notes and thus helps in detecting Fake Notes

13. Q4
● Colonel William ______,an officer of British East India Company in 1775-76 started a
project to excavate and dredge the Adi Ganga as a passage for the people of East
Bengal and Assam to Calcutta.He was also granted a license to collect tolls from the
passing boats and permitted by the British East India Company to open a market on the
eastern bank of the canal came to be named after him.The waterway was opened to
navigation in 1777.A particular locality housing a particular ‘industry’ in the area where he
set up the market,both bear his surname.What surname?

15. TOLLY
● Tolly’s Nullah,Tollygunj,Tollywood

16. Q5
● Although this Mexican biochemist going by the name of Filiberto Vazquez
Davila is credited with its invention , and is perhaps the most commonly
used variant worldwide,in India, it was a team led by Dr.ML Goel of the
Fallow’s Chemical Society,London that came to rescue when approached
with a serious problem the authorities faced after ‘an event’ was held for
the first time in he country.What very useful invention did he come up
with ,something,that also came to limelight recently.

18. ELECTORAL INK

19. Q6
Shown in the picture is Room 108 of the
New York Public Library, where a certain
member of the U.S. Army after getting
injured in World War-I and recovering from
his injuries in a French hospital, spent
countless hours in here, reading articles
from the Library's collection, during the
course of which he faced a lot of problem.
So he came up with something which he
showed to Lila Bell Acheson, sister of an old
college friend, who responded
enthusiastically. He proposed to her and on
October 15, 1921, they were married.

22. Q7
A legendary mythical priest and the eldest of the
Manasputras of Brahma, he is said to be the first
to have instituted the fire sacrifice and composed
formulas and spells intended to counteract
diseases and calamities. He married Chitti,
daughter of Kardama Rishi, and had the great
sage, Dadhichi as a son. He, along with one of his
brother’s formulated what, that is named after
him and often comes 4th
in a particular list?

24. ATHARVAVEDA
● Composed by Atharvan and Angiras

25. Q8
● Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, a scholar of Sanskrit
and Indian textual traditions in her 1995 book Other
Peoples’ Myths: The Cave of Echoes used the term
______ syndrome to describe mythological figures
who succeed in bridging the animal and human
worlds to become one with nature, only to become
trapped between the two worlds, not completely
animal yet not entirely human. What?

27. MOWGLI SYNDROME

28. BONUS Q
+20 -10
Both of them were fired
from the World Hockey
Association's New England
Whalers in May 1978. What
did this father-son duo went
on to launch the next year,
that had its humble
beginnings at a rented office
space in Plainville,

30. Bill and Scott Rasmussen

31. ROUND 2
SIGH!

32. Q1
●
If North: A disputed piece of land. Can be Siachen,
Gilgit, Baltistan, Dafdur or Kanjut; West: Ghuar
Mota; East: Kibithu, then South: what?

34. INDIRA POINT

35. Q2
● This forest dweller known for his strength was reputed to be
12 feet tall. Tradition states that he belonged to the great
Bamun family of Nalbari of which the Dimasa people are
descendants.
Dimapur is said to be named after him and is a slight
corruption of the same.
● Who?

37. HIDIMBA

38. Q3
● When George Soper tried to investigate her, she adamantly refused in two separate
occasions. In a later encounter, he told her, he would write a book and give her all the
royalties. The latter angrily rejected his proposal and locked herself in the bathroom
until he left. Finally, Sara Josephine Baker was sent to talk to her. Baker stated "by that
time she was convinced that the law was only persecuting her when she had done
nothing wrong." A few days later, Baker arrived at her workplace with several police
officers, who took her into custody. What was the crime all about?

40. TYPHOID MARY
MARY MALLON

41. Q4
Author?

43. ARNAB GOSWAMI

44. Q5
●
Started in 1850 on an experimental basis between
Kolkata and Diamond Harbor, it was opened for
use by the British East India Company the
following year. In 1854, the service was mad
available to the public. Its service ended on July 15,
2013. Rahul Gandhi was the last to receive this
service. What “service” am I talking about?

46. TELEGRAM

47. Q6
●
Charlie Chaplin was the first film personality to be
honoured by Doctorate degree from Oxford University.
Then who was the second one to achieve this honour?

49. SATYAJIT RAY

50. Q7
● Name the only 2 African Nations that have never
been under European Colonial Power.

52. LIBERIA AND ETHIOPIA

53. Q8
Connect

55. ● Agra Gharaa
●
● Gwalior Gharana
●
● Bhendi Bazaar Gharana
● Thhat refers to the combination of notes from
which Ragas are created.
● There are 10Thhats –
● Bilawal
● Khamaj
● Kafi
● Asavari
● Bhairavi
● Bhairav
● Kalyan
● Marwa
● Poorvi
● Todi

56. BONUS Q
+20 -10● Bulleh Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet,humanist and philosopher. One of his Sufi-
folk songs was suggested by the singer to the music director who was eagerly
looking for a Punjabi devotional song to be included in the sound-track of a 1998
film. The lyricist re-wrote the lyrics and the rest is history.
● What was the result, that was voted as the 9th
most popular song in a worldwide
poll by BBC in 2002?

58. Chhaiya Chhaiya

59. ROUND 3
● LONG VISUAL CONNECTION

60. +75 -60

61. +60 -45

62. +45 -30
● 9 January,2000

63. +30 -15

64. +10 0

66. HIMA DAS

67. BONUS Q
+20 -10●
Chundappoo (Chunda Flower)
( Scientific Name : Solanum surattense / Solanum xanthocarpum).This
plant comes under the category of egg plant (Brinjal).
The Ovule Receptacle (seed) part of the Chunda flower is used for a
special purpose. After plucking the flowers which are fully or partly
flourished,one must remove it's petals and green part around it's Ovule
Receptacle (Seed) carefully.The seed shouldn't be scratched or broken.
Then it is used with Cow Ghee which acts as a lubricator.
For what purpose is this flower used?

69. Red eyes during KATHAKALI