Finals Arijit Ghosh Memorial Quiz 2015 : XIM, Bhubaneswar

1. FINALS

2. ROUND 1
 6 Questions based on famousAd Campaigns
 Write your answers in a sheet.
 Please exchange the sheets after the final question
 +5 for correct answer

9. ANSWERS

16. ROUND 2
• Infinite Bounce (with pounce)
• Pounce : +10/-10
• Direct/Passed Question : +10/-0

17. Mexico - ‘refresco’ – (a brand of soft drink)
Brazil – ‘cervijinha’ – (a small beer)
Iraq – (a small coffee)
France or North Africa – un petit cadeau
Malaysia – kopi duit
India - ?

19. “Chai Pani” (or any other local and spirited
euphemism for a bribe)
Answer

20. What iconic phrase has Maharashtra issued a ban on,
since it is said to violate the Section 134 (1) of the
Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Rules?

22. Answer

23. Id X & Y
The film X was shot under the fake production name
"Flora's Letter". Flora is the name of Y’s daughter. Y is the
director of the movie. Identify X and Y

25. X= Interstellar
Y= Christopher Nolan
Answer

26. Explain the significance of this picture

28. Answer
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MASCOTS FOR JAPAN TEAM

29. This New York Times cartoon created a controversy.
What was it for ?

31. Answer
INDIA’S SUCCESSFUL MARS ORBITER MISSION

32. The inspiration for the brand name X came from a word made
up by Jonathan Swift in his book Gulliver’s Travels.
A X was a person who was ugly and not a human in
appearance.

34. Answer
YAHOO!

35. X was invented by two engineers Al Fielding and Swiss inventor Marc
Chavannes in Hawthorne, N.J. in 1957. The two were not, however,
trying to make a product to be used as packaging material. Rather,
they were trying to create a textured wallpaper.
Not to be deterred, they then set about finding another use for their
product. The alternate use they came up with was to use it as
greenhouse insulation. While X by itself does create somewhat of an
insulating effect, this idea didn’t pan out popularly either.
Identify X

37. Answer
BUBBLE WRAP

38. C.F. Andrews of New Statesman and Nation once cited:
“Hitler with his Brown Shirts, riding for a fall,
Mussolini with his Black Shirts, back against the wall
De Valera with his Green Shirts, caring not at all,
Three cheers for ______________________________”
Fill in the Blanks

40. Three cheers for Mahatma Gandhi, with no shirt at all
Answer

41. William X, a candle maker, and James Y, a soap maker, both born in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, emigrated from
England and Ireland respectively. They settled in Cincinnati initially
and met when they married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris.
Alexander Norris, their father-in-law, called a meeting in which he
persuaded his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On
October 31, 1837, as a result of the suggestion, a new company was
formed.
Identify X and Y or the company name

43. Answer
Procter and Gamble

44. Tiens (literally: "heavenly lion") is a Chinese multinational conglomerate,
mainly operating in biotechnology, logistics, finance, property,
international trade, retail, e-business, education and tourism. The
company headquarters are in the port city of Tianjin
In May 2015 the company was in news. Why ?

46. In May 2015, the company sent
6,400 employees on a four day
tour of France. While in Nice,
they set a Guinness World
Record for the longest "human
made phrase"
Answer

47. In 1956 , Richard Stokes was taken by his father to witness
a match at Old Trafford. Some 43 years later, Stokes, who
became a trainer for KPMG Finance in Germany, was on a
business trip to New Delhi, India.
In this process, he witnessed another incident which made
him the only person with a unique record.
What is the unique feat Stokes achieved ?

49. The only recorded person to have witnessed first hand both 10
wicket scalps (Jim Laker at Old Trafford and Anil Kumble at
Feroz Shah Kotla).
Answer

50. In June 2011 Shiv Nagar located in Muzaffarnagar district in UP
changed its name to X after X helped install 15 hand pumps in the
village thereby helping the villagers in fetching water.
The villagers in order to express their gratitude decided to change
their hamlet’s name.
Id X.

52. Answer

53. In American folklore ,the lumberjack Paul Bunyan’s Giant footsteps
formed the lakes of Minnesota.
The legend comes from the stories told by the lumberjacks of northern
US. Once , He dragged his picks behind him.
What happened as a result.

55. Answer
THE GRAND CANYON OF COLORADO

56. Set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation
Flood) which started in 1970,ushering an era of plenty, from a measly
amount of milk production and distribution.
Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also
demonstrated the power of "collective might".
Apart from having stalwarts in the cast and crew, there was a unique
thing about this film ,the film was sponsored by 500,000 farmers of
Gujarat, constituents of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing
Federation a first of its kind production in feature films in India .
Id the film

58. Answer

59. ROUND 3
 6 Questions based on google doodles, minimalist posters
and amul girl posters
 Write your answers in a sheet.
 Please exchange the sheets after the final question
 +5 for correct answer

67. BIRDMAN directed by : Alejandro González Iñárritu

68. CHARLES DICKENS

69. ROBERT MOOG

72. ROUND 4
• Infinite Bounce (with pounce)
• Pounce : +10/-10
• Direct/Passed Question : +10/-0

73. Identify these two great men in the poster.
No partial points

75. Answer
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

76. I constantly had the top score for Gameboy Tetris in the Nintendo
Power rankings. It got to where they wanted fresh names in the list
and said they would not accept my submissions any longer.
So I spelled my name backwards and changed the city from Los
Gatos to Saratoga. Sure enough, they printed that name at the top of
the next list of scores.
I even have that issue of Nintendo Power, thanks to a thoughtful fan
who gifted me with it recently.
Identify this famous personality.

78. Answer
Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder Apple

79. Although X is considered as a villain in the Indian mythology, he had
certain good qualities in him.
These good qualities were acknowledged by the Kuravar community in
the Kollam District of Kerala where there lies an ancient shrine
in Pavithreswaram dedicated to him
You can see a throne in the temple which is believed to be used by X.
Identify X

81. Answer
SHAKUNI

84. Answer
ELON MUSK
CEO and CTO of SpaceX
CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors
Chairman of SolarCity

85. Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother
was from Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.
She has worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later a tax
and retirement firm before pursuing her career as an actress.
She got her first break when she was studying to be a paediatric
nurse in Orange County. Who?

87. Answer
SUNNY LEONE

88. “Rheson” is a Fashion brand started by two daughters of a
Bollywood Actor.
According to them it is not be a high fashion brand, but a
high street brand, which is accessible, affordable and makes
girls comfortable, given the Indian body type.
Identify the two sisters.

90. Answer
RHEA AND SONAM KAPOOR

91. ROUND 5
THE LONG CONNECT
• The question has a series of pictures leading to a common answer
• The earlier you guess the more points you get
• Answering at various intervals may result in positive or negative points

92. +40/-20

94. +30/-15

96. +25/-15

98. +15/-10

100. +10/-5

102. +5/0

104. ANSWERS
DeBeers: Diamonds are Forever
Logo for Spectre
From Russia With Love
The winning hand in Casino Royale
GoldenEye
Skyfall
JAMES BOND MOVIES