PICT IET STUDENT CHAPTER organizes technical event Scientia every year during the month of August September.... It has a General Knowledge competition called ENCUESTA which is very famous throughout Pune. This is the final of Scientia '13. The quiz master was Siddharth Gokhale. for details or queries mail me at shubh.malu123@gmail.com

1. SCIENTIA ‘13 – ENCUESTA
Final round
QM – Siddharth Gokhale
PICT IET STUDENT
CHAPTER

2. ROUND 1 – DIRECT QUESTIONS
One question direct to each team.
+10 for correct answer. No negative points.
Questions can be passed on.
+5 for correct answer to a passed question.

3. QUESTION 1
Rafael Nadal is an 8-time French open champion
having played in the slam 9 time from 2005 to 2013. His
only loss came during the 2009 French Open. Whom did
he lose to?

4. ANSWER
ROBIN SODERLING

5. QUESTION 2
A 3rd degree black belt, trained by the British Royal
Services, he holds the world record for flying over Mount
Everest in a device propelled by a single engine.
Identify the person.

6. ANSWER
BEAR GRYLLS

7. QUESTION 3
Who was the first individual to be presented the
statuette of the Oscar at the 1929 Academy Awards?

8. ANSWER
EMIL JANNINGS

9. QUESTION 4
Born in 1811, in Vermont, he started his career as a doll
maker when he invented the robot turner. He is widely
credited as the inventer if elevators though his
invention is limited to its safety features. Identify the
person.

10. ANSWER
ELISHA OTIS

11. QUESTION 5
What were the iconic words uttered John Wilkes Booth
immediately after the assassination of President Lincoln
in the ______________ theatre?

12. ANSWER
SIC SEMPRA TYRANNIS, FORD’S THEATRE

13. QUESTION 6
Identify the monument
and city in which it is
situated.

14. ANSWER
SULTAN AHMAD MOSQUE, ISTANBUL.

15. ROUND 2 – DIRECT QUESTIONS
One question direct to each team.
+10 for correct answer. -5 for wrong answer. No
negative points for no attempt.
Questions can be passed on.
+5 for correct answer to a passed question. -5 for wrong
answer. No negative points for no attempt.

16. QUESTION 1
This has now been established as a way of measuring
the purchasing power between 2 currencies and
provides a test of the extent to which market exchange
rates results in goods costing the same in different
countries. India was later included in this context after a
change. What am I describing and what is the
change?

17. ANSWER
BIG MAC INDEX, INDIA DIDN’T SERVE BEEF.

18. QUESTION 2
Named earlier as the Temasek, it was an outpost of the
Sumatran Sri Vijaya Empire. Later a part of the Johor
Sultanate, it was developed by the British East India
Company as a trading post. This today is the busiest
trading sea port in the world. What am I talking about?

19. ANSWER
SINGAPORE

20. QUESTION 3
Established in 1911 as a record tabulating company,
this organization can be credited with the inventions of
the OMR sheets and superconductivity to name a few.
The story of its downfall and resurrection can be best
described by the book ‘Who says elephants can’t
dance?’. Identify the company.

21. ANSWER
IBM

22. QUESTION 4
Eon Productions have produced 23 Bond films so far
starring 6 protagonists from Sean Connery to Daniel
Craig for 7 reigns. If 6 reigns are credited to 6
characters, who had the 7th reign and why?

23. ANSWER
SEAN CONNERY, INFAMOUSY OF GEORGE LAZENBY.

24. QUESTION 5
Pratibha Patil became the first woman to be elected
president however the second woman to contest a
Presidential election. Who was the first and when?

25. ANSWER
LAKSHMI SAIGAL

26. QUESTION 6
Established in December 1928 in Kolkata, this society is
surprisingly registered under the Tamil Nadu Society’s
Registrations Act. A private club, its membership is
strictly by introduction. Having its logo derived from the
Order of the Star of India, with a revenue of 450 million
dollars per year, it is the world’s richest private club.
What am I describing?

27. ANSWER
BCCI.

28. ROUND 3 – BUZZER ROUND
5 buzzer questions.
+20 for correct answer.
-10 for wrong answer.
Questions can’t be passed on.

29. QUESTION 1
The Swiss emigrants James Marshall & the Sutter father &
son duo are credited for the establishment of this city.
The TIME magazine has named it as America’s most
diverse city. Specially built for being a capital city, it
provides the maximum annual salary for an American
Governor. Which city am I talking about?

30. ANSWER
SACRAMENTO.

31. QUESTION 2
What is the official name of the San Siro and why is it
called so?

32. ANSWER
GUISEPPE MEAZZA, HE PLAYED FOR BOTH.

33. QUESTION 3
If you happen to be invited to an official state party
hosted by the likes of Al Gore or Dick Cheney, where
would you find yourself?

34. ANSWER
NUMBER 1 OBSERVATORY CIRCLE.

35. QUESTION 4
X gets its name from an old watermark for court jesters
hat. X measures 13 inches wide and is 16 inches in
length. Identify X.

36. ANSWER
FOOLSCAP.

37. QUESTION 5
Created and dissolved several times in the peerages of
Great Britain, its most famous holders were the house of
Percy. Now known by the title of Duke, Ralph George
Percy is its current holder. Which title is being described
and what is it known as in the popular culture?

38. ANSWER
THE EARL OF HOGWARTS, NORTHUMBERLAND

39. ROUND 4 – WHO AM I?
3 buzzer questions.
Each question split into 3 clues.
For answering on the 1st clue: +30, -20.
For answering on the 2nd clue: +20, -10.
For answering on the 3rd clue: +10, -5.
Only 1 answer allowed per hint.
Questions can’t be passed on.

40. QUESTION 1
I am a light, strong, lustrous and corrosion resistant
element with the ability to withstand high temperatures
discovered by William Gregor.
I was named after a primeval race of powerful deities,
decendants of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky) according
to Greek mythology.
I am symbolically represented as ‘Ti’.

41. ANSWER
TITANIUM

42. QUESTION 2
I was born in 1936 to Italian parents & started my career
as a chemical technician.
I am an avid football fan and a supporter of the San
Lorenzo de Almagro Football Club.
The world today knows me as the only absolute
monarch of a soverign state.

43. ANSWER
JORGE BERGUOLIO.

44. QUESTION 3
I trace my origins back to 1690 when John Freame and
Thomas Gould started trading as goldsmith bankers
Lombard Street.
I am led by reputed banker Sir David Walker.
With $2.42 trillion in assets, I am one of the largest
universal banks and the largest private bank in UK.

45. ANSWER
BARCLAYS.

46. ROUND 5 – LATERAL THINKING
4 buzzer questions.
+30 for correct answer.
-15 for wrong answer.
Questions can’t be passed on.

47. QUESTION 1

48. ANSWER
GUY RITCHIE.

49. QUESTION 2

50. ANSWER
WARREN BUFFET.

51. QUESTION 3

52. ANSWER
PIXAR.

53. QUESTION 4

54. ANSWER
THE RING OF THE FISHERMAN.

55. QUESTION 5

56. ANSWER
THE RING OF THE FISHERMAN.

57. ROUND 6 – DE-CYPHER
4 question, common to all teams.
+5 for each correct identification.
+10 for overall answer.
Constant -10 for wrong answer.

58. QUESTION 1
A - 2E - 3L + 1

59. ANSWER 1
ALFA ROMEO.
COREL.
MONT BLANC.
FINAL ANS: F.C. BARCELONA.

60. QUESTION 2
K + 2C - 2I - 1

61. ANSWER 2
CITROEN.
SUN MICROSYSTEMS.
THYSSEN KRUPP.
FINAL ANS: CMU – CARNEGIE MELLON
UNIV.

62. QUESTION 3
R + 3R + 2X - 2

63. ANSWER 3
CALTEX.
FEDERAL BANK.
VERSACE.
FINAL ANS: TLC.

64. QUESTION 4
S - 3T + 3E - 1 L + 2

65. ANSWER 4
XEROX.
TIMBERLAND.
LOUIS VUITTON.
LEXUS
FINAL ANS: X-BOX.