This document contains the transcript of an enquiry session quiz conducted on 12/04/2014. It lists 24 questions asked by the quizmaster along with the answers provided. The rules of the quiz allow for points to be gained or lost depending on correct answers.

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ENQUIRY SESSION #6
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CONDUCTED BY APRATIM MUKHOPADHYAY

2. RULES
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 24 QUESTIONS
 +15/-10 ON THE POUNCE
 TEAMS MAY POUNCE ON THEIR OWN
QUESTION
 A FLAT 10 FOR A CORRECT ANSWER ON
INFINITE BOUNCE
 THE QUIZMASTER IS ALWAYS RIGHT

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1. The above is the closing sequence of S6E8 of
Seinfeld, aired in 1994. It pays tribute to a scene from
which best picture winner at the Oscars?

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Midnight Cowboy

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2. X is said to have been inspired by the method used
by William Miller, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn in
1899. X was born in Lugo, Italy in 1882. X was
nabbed in 1922 for not having taken up American
citizenship, although he had lived in the USA since
1903. In his last interview, he had said:”…Without
malice aforethought I had given them the best show
that was ever staged in their territory since the
landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen
million bucks to watch me put the thing over.”
Identify X, or just tell me how he has been
immortalized in the world of business.

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Charles Ponzi, the fraudster who lent his name to the
Ponzi scheme

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3. Conectamundo

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Parties formed by breakaway factions from within
the INC

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4. The above is a print ad by?

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Penguin Books

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5. Names for what
Mardaani- Parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Laacha- Punjab
Pudve- Konkani
Surjya- Assamese
Veshti- Tamil

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Dhoti

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6. Part of the opening credits of which famous and
critically appreciated TV show which won nine
Emmy awards?

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Six Feet Under

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7. Which was the first ever team in the history of the
European Cup to win it without having been the
defending champions or the domestic league winner
from the previous season? {Hint: Had the team they
beat emerged victorious, they would have held the
record}

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Manchester United in 1999

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8. “Bonding our world together” is the marketing logo
of which brand which is very famous in India?

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Dendrite

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9. The crew of which space shuttle?

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Challenger

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10. X was started in 1937 and X became a public
sector company in 1947 after India gained
independence. X produces distempers, enamels
and primers, among other things. X’s flagship
product has been exported over the years to
countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and
Nigeria. X often works in close cohesion with the
National Physics Laboratory of India. Identify X.

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Mysore Paints and Varnishes Limited

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11. X, composed from 1992 to 1996 and published in
1997, is a semi-autobiographical work which often
captures the author’s own childhood. X, though
generally drawing favourable reviews, also drew
reactions like “execrable” from Carmin Callil and
“profoundly depressing” from The Guardian. X was
also apprehended on obscenity charges due to its
frank evocations of sexuality, especially a pivotal
scene depicting intercourse between a brother and a
sister. X was described by its author as “an
inextricable mix of experience and imagination.”
Identify X.

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The God of Small Things

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12. The name of which animal translates into “little
armoured one” in Spanish?

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Armadillo

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13. Warren Buffet recently speaking about which
fictional character, whom he also described as a
“good businessman”:
“X would be my guy if I ever have to go toe-to-toe with
anyone.”

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Walter White

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14. What was unique about this match and whose brief
involvement led to what we see?

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The first ever Hell in a Cell match
Kane{it was his debut}

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15. Identify the film and the author on whose work it
was based.

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A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood

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16. A plaque commemmorating what?

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The world’s first ATM

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17. Although X has been used and suggested in various
forms by grups and figures as diverse as Buddhists
and Thomas Paine, X’s most iconic usage
commenced in 1978 after X was popularised by
Gilbert Baker, an artist from San Francisco. To
commemorate the 25th anniversary of Y, a one mile-
long X was created in New York in 1994, and post the
event it was cut up and distributed. After Z, someone
whose life has since been commemorated on
celluloid died in 1978, the demand for Xs increased
greatly. In 1989, X received nationwide attention in
the USA after a certain John Stout sued his landlord
and won the right to display X on his apartment
balcony. Identify X, Y and Z.

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X- Rainbow/ LGBT pride flag
Y- Stonewall riots
Z- Harvey Milk

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18. X is said to have been created by Bhima while
living as a cook, Ballav, in exile.. Since Bhima did not
know how to cook, he merely chopped up many
vegetables and grated it. Other mythogical versions
of X’s creation exist. X is considered an integral part
of Sadya, a particular feast. X is usually eaten with
rice; X is also often used to indicate something boiled
or cooked in water. Identify X.

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Avial

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19. The above is a graph depicting what?

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Magnus Carlsen’s elo rating

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20. This is the minimalist poster of which recent movie?

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Aashiqui 2

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21. The above is the election symbol of which party?

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Tehrik-I-Insaf

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22. Which very commonly used phrase derives from
medieval times, an age when warriors often carried
too many weapons and, due to lack of enough places
to safely keep them in, had to resort to unusual
means of holding on to their arsenal?

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Armed to the teeth

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23. Several ideas were considered before this image
was shot. One idea was to use milk in stead of
water, but the fear of castigation from a worldwide
audience after WWII had just ended for wasting it
caused it to be scrapped. Another wild but ultimately
rejected idea involved exploding a certain animal. 28
attempts were apparently needed to capture a perfect
shot. Which iconic image is being referred to here?

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Dali Atomicus

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24. To close with another question from Seinfeld, the
above segment spoofs which film?

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Pulp Fiction

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