The document provides directives for a quiz competition. It outlines scoring rules such as questions being worth +50 points normally but can be boosted to +75 or +100. Teams have the option to "mine" a question by choosing the next team to answer - if correct the mining team gets -25 instead of -50. The document then provides a series of multiple choice questions across different topics to be used in the quiz competition.

1. Crucible Crucials
QM: Akhil Sachan

2. DIRECTIVES FORTHE QUIZ
• Quiz will take place on buzzer.
• Each question has a maximum of three attempts.
• Normal value of a question is +50. It can be boosted to +75 or +100.
• The first team buzzing at a question has an option to ‘MINE’. While mining, the first
team decides the next team which can answer. If the chosen team is correct, team
1 gets -25 instead if -50. (For second team scoring remains +50/-0)
• Strategy for each question must be declared before answering the question.

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6. It is an American company that primarily manufactures
engineering simulations programs used to analyse,
simulate and test the products.
It recently partnered with IIT Bombay for a Ph. D.
Program to accelerate research in healthcare,
environmental sustainability, conservation of resources
and technology.
Identify the company.

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8. It is the largest Indian hotel chain in the mid
priced hotels and the 3rd largest overall.This
award winning Indian hotel chain opened its
first hotel with 49 rooms in May 2004.
Its economy brand is called Red Fox.
Identify the chain.

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12. This app has been described as "the biggest
music app you haven't heard of" by CNET in
2018.
It also partnered with Disney’s Moana for a song
named “You’reWelcome”!
Identify the app from their tagline given above.

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16. In 2018,Too ManyT's, a hip hop group
from London received international media attention by
being the first artists to feature ___________ as rapper
and singer.
The initial version provides connectivity to Facebook
Messenger, with Slack andTwilio integration to follow.
Identify what we are talking about.

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20. She is the CEO of her interior designing firm,V Starr
Interiors.
In 2007, she teamed with retailer Steve and Barry’s to
launch her fashion line, Eleven.
In June 2009, she was named 77th in theTop 100 Most
Powerful Celebrities compiled by Forbes magazine.
Identify.

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24. Atlanta businessman Asa Candler had a brainstorm in 1887 when
he created the first _______. At the time, brainstorm referred to
a brief period of insanity, but you can’t question the Coca-Cola co-
owner’s sanity when he hit upon this invaluable marketing device.
Candler’s invention transformed Coca-Cola from an insignificant
tonic into a market-dominating drink.
Consumers were offered a free glass and then priced at five cents.
By 1895, Coca-Cola was being served in every state.

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26. 500575

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28. Fabrice Grinda and Alec Oxenford started the company as
a Craigslist alternative for the world outside of the United
States.
In 2010, a majority of the company was acquired by the
South African media group Naspers. In late 2016 it
launchedTradus as a heavy machinery classifieds site.
Identify this company which is a popular brand in India.

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30. P-4 P+3 P - 1

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32. This Indian Brand will expand by running it as a
franchise model by private entrepreneurs on a
pilot basis for three years.The menu prices will
be decided by the board.The bids were invited
and Café Coffee Day and Afoozo are the
successful bidders.
What Brand?

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34. First patent of what?

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36. He established India's first modern shipyard, first
aircraft factory and first car factory; he also
established construction companies, sugarcane
plantations, sugar factories, confectioneries,
engineering companies and many other businesses.
Identify.

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40. It was founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb.
Hutchinson, a lawyer and member of the Fabian Society, left the money in
trust, to be put "towards advancing its [The Fabian Society's] objects in any
way they [the trustees] deem advisable". The five trustees were Sidney
Webb, Edward Pease, Constance Hutchinson,William de Mattos andWilliam
Clark.
It records that the proposal to establish it was conceived during a breakfast
meeting on 4 August 1894, between the Webbs, Louis Flood and George
Bernard Shaw.

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42. K - 4 A + 2 N - 2

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44. Tata Sponge Iron recently acquired steel business of
this company.The acquisition involves ______’s 1.0
MnTPA specialty steel plant in Jamshedpur that
makes alloy based long products, a functional iron ore
mine, a coal mine under development and captive
power plants.

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47. ANSWERS
1. DRIVEZY
2. ANSYS
3. LEMONTREE
4. PLAYBOY
5. SMULE
6. IKEA
7. ALEXA
8. FURLENCO
9. VENUSWILLIAMS
10. SHAZAM
11. COUPONS
12. VOLTAS (ATATA PRODUCT) (VOLFRAM BYVOLTAS, BURJ KHALIFAAC PROVIDER,TICKER)
13. OLX
14. TCS (JAMESWALTERTHOMPSON, PRACTO, SPRINGER)
15. INDIAN COFFEE HOUSE
16. PATENT OF BIONIC EYE
17. WALCHAND HIRACHAND
18. TATA’S SOAP
19. LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
20. WTF (NEWYORKTIMES, MARTIN SORELL, FENDI)
21. USHA MARTIN
22. GOIBIBO (PARTNER REDBUS,OWNED BY MMYT,VICKY KAUSHAL BRAND AMBASSDOR)