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1. AQC – XX
અમદાવાદ ક્વવઝ વલબ
Kushal Shah
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5. Rules
1. Please don’t irritate the QM, he hasn’t slept since days!
2. Cheat, but don’t get caught!
3. Individual rules to be explained later!
Teams please keep track of individual scores!
If your question features in this set, thank you very much 

6. Round-1 (પુશપ)
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10. 4)

11. 5)

12. Answers (પુશપ)
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13. 1)

14. Diamond Comics!

15. 2)

16. Hindustan Motors stops production of
Ambassador!

17. 3)

19. 4)

21. 5)

23. Round – 2 (मेरा भारत महान)
1. 10 Questions in this round!
2. Infinite Pounce
3. +10/-10, +10/-0 on pass
4. Teams can use supercharge on the direct question (+20/-10)

24. 1)
Mr. Ragunath, son of Dhondhiba is said to manage operations here.
To become an ‘owner’ here you must:
• Belong to Varkari Sect
• Donate two bicycles, pyjama and a Gandhi cap
• Not drink alcohol
• Refrain from taking bribes
• Say no to motor vehicles to avoid pollution
• Serve to same number of clients

27. 2)
Soon after the Asian games in 1982, the then-Information and Broadcasting
Minister, Vasant Sathe, was struck by the use Mexico had made of soap operas to
spread developmental messages. A team of experts was sent there to find out why
this operation had been so successful. Following the Mexican trip, the idea for a
soap opera called X (“People like Us”) was developed in collaboration with a well-
known writer named Manohar Sham Joshi and a little-known feature film director,
P. Kumar Vasudev.
It is said to be first commercially sponsored program in India. Which was the
product being promoted with X?

30. 3)
Ramdhas Padhye is an Indian Ventriloquist (Puppet Maker). Over the last 40
years he has performed more than 9000 shows, and has launched India’s first
website on ventriloquism.
His most popular creation has featured in a television commercial, and is
shown eating a particular product. The main highlight of this advertisement
was that Padhye himself operated the puppet as well as gave the voice-over.
The last tagline of the advertisement "Karram Kurram" became very popular.
What is his most popular creation?

33. 4)
This entity was started in 1837 in India and the first instance of X was in
the Indian district of Scinde (Sindh) and was developed by Bartle Frere.
The Scinde version were called “Scinde Dawks” and hence was derived
an Indian word that we are all familiar with.
Because of diversified terrain; Camels were used in Rajasthan, Dogs in
Siachen and Pigeons in Orrisa.
Which entity is being referred here?

35. India Post!

36. 5)
It started with Sahib, Sindh and Sultan amidst all fanfare on 16th April,
1853.
An official present there said “This was not the triumph of nation over
nation, of race over race, of man over his fellow man. It was the
triumph of mind of matter, of patience and perseverance”
Mr. Okhil Chandra is said to have brought a revolutionary change, when
he wrote a letter to the chairman of this organization, after he was left
embarrassed at Ahmedpur.
Bholu the guard ensures positivity to the organization. Which one?

39. 6)
"What is man management? That one must behave naturally with any
human being.“ - Were the words of best man-manager India has ever
seen.
He was supposed to take over the reigns of a conglomerate and
engineered a board room battle, which led to his ouster. His settlement
included a bungalow on Belvedere Road (which he later bought), a
Land Rover and a Mercedes.
He was remembered for his Hawaiian Shirts. Who?

41. Russi Mody

42. 7) Shoojit Sircar at Lintas!
This earth and this sky,
This earth and this sky,
Ours tomorrow Ours Present, Ours tomorrow Ours Present,
A strong India's strong picture is …….. ?

45. 8)
This industry was not concentrated before 2002 and hence it was
started in association with O&M; with V Sunil and Amitabh Kant
leading the charge.
Profits grew 16% in the first year itself and the rest they say is history.
The promoters of this initiative partnered with WoNoBo to provide a
virtual experience to its users. What?

48. 9)
It was started by Emile Moreau and TK Banerjee in Allahabad in 1887. It
was the largest chain of its kind in India, but lost a monopoly it had in
its business.
It all started with Rudyard Kipling’s Plain tales from the Hills and was
named after an Englishman. The company later diversified into trading
English sports equipments in India.
Lalu Yadav in his speech states that “Angreez chale gaye par ____ reh
gaye”

51. 10)

54. Round – 3 (ચકના)
1. 8 Questions in this round!
2. Infinite Pounce (ACW)
3. +10/-10, +10/-0 on pass
4. Teams can use supercharge on the direct question (+20/-10)

55. 1)
It all started when Naveen and Yogi left their jobs and Jitu joined them
when Mandal provided financial support to them.
They wanted to raise money and went to Gaurav Munjal from Flatchat,
Shiladitya Mukhopadhyay (Shreya Ghoshal’s husband) and to Annkur
Agarwal from Pricebaba; but had to return disappointed. Gary
Bhujiawala wanted controlling stake in their company, but they decline
his offer – all thanks to Naveen’s meditation at the Jury Room.
What is the QM blabbering about?

58. 2) LOL!
Facebook is rapidly losing its teen audience in what is called the "Levi's
effect." What is the “Levi's effect?”

60. Levi’s effect – Levi’s was a cool brand for the
youngsters, until the parents started using it.

61. 3)
This person operated a boutique, the “Psychedelhi”, at the Oberoi
Hotel with Martand Singh in the 1960s. The clientele included the
Beatles and it ended up supplying clothes to such London outlets as Mr.
Fish and Annacat. It also led to an association with Diana Vreeland,
then editor of Vogue. However, we know him as a person who operates
in a different field. Who?

63. Naveen Patnaik

64. 4) Cute Answer!
This game was invented by English author A.A. Milne for his son
Christopher Robin Milne. It is a simple sport which may be played on
any bridge over running water, each player drops a stick on a stick on
the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on
the downstream side is the winner. The annual World X Championships
have been held at Day’s Lock on the River Thames in the UK, since
1984.

66. Poohsticks. This sport was first mentioned in The
House at Pooh Corner, a Winnie-the-Pooh book by
A. A. Milne.

67. 5) Gimme X!
The Macallan 1990- 21 years old:
An exquisite single malt Scotch whisky from the house of Macallan, with a cask specially
labeled and bottled for the finest palates. The liquid gold in a glass not only symbolizes the
quality of the finest whiskies from Scotland, but also personifies the quality and sheer
luxury synonymous with both the Macallan and X.
Les Pagodes de Cos 2007:
The finest wine from the spiritual home of St. Estephe in Bordeaux. Passionately created by
both the Cos d'Estournal this luxurious liquid is the perfect accompaniment an evening of
fine dining. Let the subtle notes of red fruit and tobacco take you on a journey as you
slowly savour the full bodied richness of our signature X wine.
Palais Marchesi de Frescobaldi 2009:
This medium bodied, yet a flavourful Sangiovese based beauty from the house of the
famed Marchesi de Frescobaldi is the synonym of luxurious living. The perfect choice to
turn an indulgent evening into a treasured memory.

70. 6) Honorary!
• Contrary to popular opinion, there are several variants of this
costume. Winners get to decide their colour.
• A ‘mother’ tends all variants and takes care by washing it by hand!
• A seamstress named Jean designs them.
• People are not allowed to eat or drink, wearing this particular thing
• At any given time, not more than 50 ‘distinguished people’ could
wear it – it feels like an honour.

73. 7)
• During these times, Tata Oil Mills Ltd. Co (TOMCO) came up with a new
brand of detergent called “OK”. And in order to market their detergent they
used the motor medium very effectively by doing something. This brand
had a symbol in the shape of a lotus flower. Thus it became X. This carried
on for a few years and as times went by the OK sort of became a trend,
which many people were following without being aware of its origins!
• One such theory has its roots in the Second World War where trucks were
often run on petrol when there was a shortage of diesel. Petrol, being
highly unstable in nature, would cause the trucks to explode at the slightest
accident. Gradually something became a norm and is still seen on most
trucks even today.

76. 8) QM gone bonkers?
Waitrose has to supply Groceries and Aston Martin is the
transportation partner here.
Cadbury is the official confectioner and Samsung the Electronics
supplier.
Swarovski to supply optical lenses and Ritz to manage catering. What
am I blabbering about?

78. Royal Warrants for the Queen!

79. Round – 4 (ખો-ખો)
1. 8 Questions in this round!
2. Infinite Bounce (CW)
3. +10/-0 on pass
4. Teams can choose another team to answer on their behalf
(+5/-5 & +10/-0), A team can take maximum 2 passes!

80. 1)
This person’s family entered US from this piece of land and hence
adopted their surname accordingly. Give me the famous billionaire!

82. Larry Ellison – Ellis Islands

83. 2) Life is still beautiful!

86. 3) I’ve got unlimited fuel!

88. It runs on human waste!

89. 4)

91. Cannabis trademarked by Bob Marley Estate!

92. 5)

94. Richard Branson – Necker Island

95. 6) Ad Campaign by?

98. 7) Discount!

100. Anchor effect!

101. 8)

103. First book on Flipkart!

104. Round – 4 (Edward De Bono ની જેમ ડબ્બા ની બહાર વવચારો)
1. 5 Questions in this round!
2. Pounce to answer!
3. +20/-10

105. 1)

107. Kasturbhai Lalbhai Group!

108. 2)

111. 3)

113. BCCI!

114. 4)

117. 5)
Good Governance Day!

120. That’s all Fellas!
Carpe Diem, Seize the day!
Tune in to CNBC on 8th, 15th and 22nd to watch Anivesh and me getting
whacked by the National Champions 