3. RULES 30q’s on infinite bounce. Round reverses after 15 questions. 15 points for every correct answer. 7.5 points for a part answer. Difficulty bonus of 2 points for every pass. Bonus of 1 pt. per pass for part answer. Scores carried over. In case of tie, final score followed by number of correct answers in finals will be used to break tie.
6. Pink Dianthus is also called Pink from the frilled edges. The scissors are called Pinking Shear
7. 2 This creature has been the subject of serial misunderstandings over the centuries. It was believed in the 16th century that these creatures fell out of the sky during stormy weather and then died suddenly when the grass grew in spring. The most popular misconception aided by a Disney documentary involves their (at times) desperate migration across large bodies of water (in Norway) in search of new habitat. This misconception gives a phrase to the English language. Which creature?
22. 6 The Haskell Free Library and Opera House built in 1901 (to promote international understanding) in the US state of Vermont is sometimes called "the only library in U.S.A. with no books" and "the only opera house in U.S.A. with no stage". Explain.
26. The building straddles the international border between USA and Canada (between Quebec and Vermont). Its has two addresses - 93 Caswell Avenue, Derby Line, Vermont and 1 Church Street, Stanstead, Quebec. The thick black line in the visuals marks the international boundary.
27. 7 The rooms and corridors of the DomusAurea, the unfinished palace complex started by Nero after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64 were filled with striking art. This complex had over a period of time got buried underground and was discovered only in the 15th century. The method of discovery gave the art form a certain name. This style was soon copied and enjoyed a period of popularity. By the 18th century, the name had begun to be used in a negative sense. What style of art?
30. Grotesque (from Latin for a small cave) – Nero’s rooms discovered under 15 centuries of fill had the aspect of underground grottoes.
31. 8 This word comes from Latin meaning ‘having folds.’ While its primary usage is in telecommunication (originating from telegraphy) and now in entertainment, it has other applications too. What is the good word?
32. A DC comics supervillain and a persistent enemy of Firestorm Same road concurrently standing duty for several routes
35. 9 Rick Barry is one of the greatest basketballers of all time, one of the greatest pure small forwards, one of the 50 greatest in NBA history and one of the greatest underdog players. He also has the distinction of retiring in 1980 with the highest (NBA) free throw success ratio of 90%. What was unusual about his success with free throws?
38. 10 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (editor-in-chief of French fashion magazine Elle) is a description of his life after suffering a massive stroke in 1995. The book was a best-seller and was made into a multiple-awarded movie in 2007. What was unusual about the writing of the book?
40. Bauby’s entire body with the exception of his left eyelid was paralyzed. The book was written by blinking of the eyelid, over ten months, using partner assisted scanning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqFcjQ18kMQ
41. 11 A geographic TLD (or GeoTLD) invokes an association with a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community. There are only two GeoTLDs assigned. Name both.
43. .cat (for the Catalan language and culture) .asia (pls note that while .eu behaves like a GeoTLD is actually ccTLD – country TLD)
44. 12 This town in North Holland was the HQ of the Dutch East India Company. In 1616, a townsman Willem Schouten braved furious storms on his voyage to South America and named a geographical feature there in honour of his home town. Identify town and the S. American feature?
47. 13 The Thom(p)son twins are identical and can only be told apart by the shape of their moustaches. Thomson's moustache flares out a tiny bit on each side at the bottom. This was a clever mnemonic introduced by Hergéto tell the two apart. How does it work?
49. Original French names of the twins is Dupont and Dupond. Dupont's moustache has the shape of a reversed T, while Dupond's has the shape of a reversed D.
50. 14 This Indian organisation (2nd largest in the world) was established on 1st July 1949 under the auspices of the Constituent Assembly of India. Their emblem borrows the motto from the Kathopanishad and literally means "a person who is awake in those that sleep". This was suggested by an Indian philosopher. Identify the organisation and the philosopher.
59. 16 Featured here is a famous man who was also a printer. He is depicted here at the age of 22 working at a hand-press in his print shop. Identify him. Where has this illustration been famously used?
64. Ninoy Aquino airport in Manila (renamed after Benigno Aquino who was assassinated at the airport).
65. 18 On whom is the character of Fred Astaire in this movie loosely based? The same person designed the opening title sequence and provided several of the stills for the opening credits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XumcJFJzYc
68. 19 Reticle or cross-hair is a net of fine lines or fibres in the eyepiece of a sighting device like a gunsight, telescope, microscope. Who made the first reticle? Which natural material was traditionally preferred as cross-hair for guns during WWII and beyond due to it being thin and strong?
71. Robert Hook for his microscopes. Black widow spider web silk
72. 20 This ornately woven reversible fibre (with pattern created by weaving) was originally called X (meaning white). It borrowed its new name Y in the 14th century from the middle-east. In the meanwhile, X followed a checkered history and gave its name to one of the uses such a cloth was put to. Identify X and Y.
76. 21 Identify the singer. According to the protagonist of this movie, the film is so-named for two reasons. Give both reasons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuppech9T3s
78. Akon Ra.Onestands for "Random Access: Version One" as well as the mythological character Ravana.
79. 22 This five-star hotel in Vienna is built where Antonio Vivaldi once lived and is famous for the speciality of the house. The British used the hotel as their HQ during the post-war occupation. Identify the hotel or the speciality.
86. Spion Kop (or Kop for short) is a colloquial name for stands at sports stadia. This was named for their steep incline resembling the hill near Ladysmith that was the scene of a battle named after the hill.
87. 24 SathyaSai Baba established three primary spiritual centres in India: was founded in Mumbai in 1968 was established in Hyderabad in 1973 was inaugurated in 1981 in Chennai These three spiritual centres are the visible manifestation of his mission to revive spiritual India and are the attributes of Divinity within and outside. Name the centres.
93. 25 He acquired his nickname while working as a RJ at a radio station, where in 1957 he broke the world record for the longest continuous on-air broadcast (1821 records over 122 hours). Featured here is his most famous song. Identify him. What distinction does this song have in the history of music? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyVjJGKd38M
95. J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson First music video. He coined the term, recorded the first video and was planning to start a production company (dedicated to music video for TV and special jukebox to play video), when fate intervened.
96. 26 What ended the following? Albigensian or Cathar Crusade (1209-22) Seven Year's War (1756-63) American Revolution (1775-83) Crimean War (1853-56) Spanish-American War (1898)
101. Beatles guesting: David Bowie - Fame (1975): John sang M Jackson - The Girl is Mine (1982):Paul sang Bad Finger - Day After Day (1971): George played guitar Vera Lynn – Don’t You Remember When (1976) – Ringo played tambourine
102. 28 Identify the movie. Identify the actor playing a cameo who talks about ‘that demon living in the thin air.’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwyJTW6cGWE
104. The Right Stuff (1983). Chuck Yeager. Yeager himself is played in the movie by Sam Shephard.
105. 29 The original is made by French artist François Briot between 1585-90. He was a master of pewter relief. The piece is called The Temperantiaand resides at the Louvre. The design is all classical myth. In the middle is the figure of Temperance. On the outer rim is Minerva presiding over the seven Liberal Arts: Astrology, Geometry, Arithmetic, Music, Rhetoric, Dialectic and Grammar. This was copied in 1864 by Messrs. Elkington and Co. Ltd. of Birmingham. What use was made of the copy?
111. The avenue of the rams should be an avenue of Sphinxes at the Luxor temple (rams are at Knossos) The traffic should have been keeping to the left of the road in Britain
The line painted on the floor inside the library and opera house is more than just a novelty. Apparently it was required in order to show which portions of the structure and furnishings would be covered by the separate Canadian and American insurance policies
(since then overtaken by Mark Price and Steve Nash).
(a transcriber repeatedly recited a French language frequency-ordered alphabet (E, S, A, R, I, N, T, U, L, etc.), until Bauby blinked to choose the next letter)
TLD (top level domain) is a URL suffix (.in, .au)
Do not cut Corners on Quality
Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar
and it even appears in The Third Man
This name was first applied to the stand at Anfield.
(died in air crash along with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens)
The Venus Rosewater Dish is awarded to the ladies singles champion at the Wimbledon Championships. Petra Kvitova with the trophy
