The document provides details about a quiz competition including: - 5 rounds with different categories and directions of moving - Questions are worth 5 points each and multiple answers can be staked with +10/-5 points - One question is about the memorial of a naked birdman sculpted by Jacob Epstein. - Another question asks about a biblical tree planted in Israel in 1987 by an Irishman. - The last question asks about a trophy named after a country and the sport it is awarded in.

1. FINAL

2.  5 Rounds. 50 Questions
 H a-J a –B a –R a-L a (5)
 Clockwise (16)
 Write Brothers (5)
 Anti Clockwise (16)
 Thematic (8)

3.  5 Questions
 5 points each
 You can stake any number of answers
 +10/-5 on each stake

4.  The memorial – a naked
birdman made by the sculptor,
Jacob Epstein was unveiled in
1914, it had to be covered up
because of complaints about
the figure’s exposed genitals.
It is regularly covered in red
lipstick kisses and is both a
lovers’ rendezvous and a
rallying point against
homophobia.
 Whose memorial ?

5.  The tree that somehow
survives in the desert,
and much of its material
suggests an attempt,
within the aridity, to
quench a profoundly
spiritual thirst.
 Why did this biblical tree
due to a 1987 endeavour
of an Irishman?

6.  "The problem is that most of the ones who
copied me copied me wrongly.They forgot to
include the attacking principles that my
__________included. I had Picchi as a
sweeper, yes, but I also had Facchetti, the first
full-back to score as many goals as a forward“
 Who speaking on What ?

7.  Born James Howlett inCold Lake,
Alberta, Canada, during the late 1880s,
purportedly to rich farm owners John and
Elizabeth Howlett, though he is actually the
illegitimate son of the Howletts'
groundskeeper,Thomas ______.
 He was enrolled into the Canadian military
duringWW-I and later moved to Japan.
 Why is his surname topical ?

8.  Which trophy
named after a
country and What
sport?

10.  The memorial – a naked
birdman made by the sculptor,
Jacob Epstein was unveiled in
1914, it had to be covered up
because of complaints about
the figure’s exposed genitals.
It is regularly covered in red
lipstick kisses and is both a
lovers’ rendezvous and a
rallying point against
homophobia.
 Whose memorial ?

12.  The tree that somehow
survives in the desert,
and much of its material
suggests an attempt,
within the aridity, to
quench a profoundly
spiritual thirst.
 Why did this biblical tree
due to a 1987 endeavour
of an Irishman?

14.  "The problem is that most of the ones who
copied me copied me wrongly.They forgot to
include the attacking principles that my
__________included. I had Picchi as a
sweeper, yes, but I also had Facchetti, the first
full-back to score as many goals as a forward“
 Who speaking on What ?

16.  Born James Howlett inCold Lake,
Alberta, Canada, during the late 1880s,
purportedly to rich farm owners John and
Elizabeth Howlett, though he is actually the
illegitimate son of the Howletts'
groundskeeper,Thomas ______.
 He was enrolled into the Canadian military
duringWW-I and later moved to Japan.
 Why is his surname topical ?

18.  Which trophy
named after a
country and What
sport?

20.  16 Questions
 Infinite Bounce with Infinite Pounce
 +10 on Bounce.
 +10/-10 on Pounce.
 Part Points are QM’s discretion

21.  This is Julia Roberts from the
movie Hook, portraying X, who
was a fairy if the original literary
source is to be believed.
 However, following the
characterisation of X in a cult
1953 Disney production, X has
been recognised to be a
_________ who are benign,
mischievous, short of stature
and attractively childlike; fond
of dancing and gather outdoors
in huge numbers to dance
or sometimes wrestle.
 FITB and Identify X.

24.  This kind of floor plan is common
in Persian and Mughal
architecture where the plan is divided
into 8 chambers surrounding a central
room.The name of this style is similar to
the name of the palace on the right
where one of Amir Khausrau’s epics
may have been set.
 The translated version of the first
episode of this literary work has possibly
given rise to an English word in the 18th
century.
 What is the good word and what does
the style of architecture or name of the
palace signify ?

27.  Konigsberg stretched across both banks of the
river Pregl, and it included two islands in the
middle of the river. Seven bridges connected
these islands and the rest of the city, and for
years, people wondered if they could walk
across all seven bridges without crossing any
of them more than once.
 Then, in 1736, the Swiss mathematician
Leonhard Euler showed it was impossible.
 Why is Euler’s solution significant and What is
the name of the present day seaport where this
is set ?

31.  In approximately 1590, the word began
appearing in the English language as
________meaning "stupid person, slow bird“.
 Contrary to popular beliefs it has got nothing
to do with well endowed women.
 The term came into reckoning duringWW-I,
for a sinister usage.
 Which two word term am I looking at ?

34.  Following his sudden
retirement fromTest
Match cricket, he was
able to stake his claim
for the second position
in a particular list of
cricketers, where, the
topper, till date remains
a class apart.
 What list ?

37.  The Biafra Story was written by
a journalist about the brutal civil
war in Nigeria was published as
a paperback by Penguin
Books in late 1969.The book
sold very few copies and so with
the arrival of the 1970s the then
31-year-old freelance
journalist found himself both
out of work and "flat broke".
 Which project did he undertake
to mitigate his financial crisis ?

40.  “That was something I did in a hurry, because I
had to get to a meeting with the producers in
twenty minutes. I just happened to have little
white, price tag stickers and I thought I'd use
them as gun shots across the screen.We'd
have…….., at which point blood comes down
onscreen.”
 Maurice Binder was describing the genesis of a
particular sequence which has been enacted by
seven people technically though only six have
been eligible so far to do so.
 What ?

43.  Ted Nash, an American
Jazz Saxophonist and
composer recently won
the Grammy for “Best
Instrumental
Composition” for one
of the themes in this
album.
 What was the destined
to be Indian
connection of this
award winning
composition ?

46.  Medical indications of this endocrine chemical
includes contraception, hormone replacement,
prostate & breast cancer, bulimia and many
more.
 Excessive weight gain and deep vein
thrombosis are some of its feared
complications.
 However, following the recent activities of a JU
alumnus, this has been associated with causing
a malodorous rib cage and even, blindness.
 What has lead to this “medical breakthrough” ?

49.  Gurushikhar holds the honour of being not
only the highest peak of Mount Abu, but the
whole of Aravalli mountain range, situated at
a height of 1722 meters from the sea level.
 Which “guru”, son of Atri andAnusuya has
been honoured by this nomenclature ?
(Picture Next Slide)

53.  The building, built in neo-classical style and
once, a citadel of power, was turned into the
Museum of ____________ following a major
turnaround in the fate of the country where
this is located.
 FITB and identify the last resident of this
building. (Picture Next Slide)

57.  Led by photographer and
installation artist Leena
Kejriwal, around 40 students
from mainstream schools as
well as NGOs such as Apne
Aap and Hamari Muskan
have been going around the
city, expressing their
thoughts through images on
walls.
 What awareness campaign
are they a part of which has
been aptly titled “Project
Missing” ?

60.  NewYork fine arts foundry PolichTallix was
handed over the job of combining digital
technology as well as the old-world craft of
lost wax casting to recreate something in
2016.This prompted Forbes Magazine to
come up with the headline : HowThe
__________Got A __________ThisYear.
 What ?

66.  These two gentlemen, Heng Kim Song and
Sandeep Adhwaryu took the social media by
a storm due to their creative inputs in their
respective fields in 2014 and 2017.
 If the man from Singapore, now settled in
NewYork was the aggressor, the Indian came
up with a fitting reply.
 What was the hullaballoo all about ?

70.  "Archist City” series reinterprets the expressive language and
aesthetics of prominent artists as built form. Which two
artists could have designed the houses at the bottom ?

74.  5 visuals.
 5 Points each.
 5 bonus for a Full house

92.  16 Questions
 Infinite Bounce with Infinite Pounce.
 +10 on Bounce.
 +10/-10 on Pounce.
 Part Points are QM’s discretion.

93.  Megasthenes visited India in the third
century BC, after Alexander's invasion of
India, and gives a detailed account of what he
saw in “Indica”. Here he mentions King
Sandrocottus as one of the most powerful
kings of Gangahriday .
 Why did Dr. KakaliGhoshdastidar become
interested regarding Sandrocottus following
a research paper by a team from IIT-KGP in
mid 2016 ?

99.  This unlikely pairing with Ali Zafar is for a
Stephen Frears directed upcoming British-
American biographical film, based on a book (of
the same name) by an ABP correspondent.
 Interestingly, the leading lady has already
received an Oscar nomination for portraying the
same character in a different movie in 1997 with
a scandalous storyline.
 Which upcoming movie and Who is the female
lead in the much awaited movie?

102.  X was working on editing a magazine on
decorating shop windows. A figure he had
built out of metal parts for a shop display,
reportedly inspired him to createY.
 Critics postulate thatY was a representation
of the industrial workers in the United States
of America of late 19th century.
 Who are X andY ?

105.  In 1993, a small press in Fargo, North Dakota published a
textbook calledTeachingWith ________ ____ _______
 The authors reached out to X directly and told him how
they'd been working with children with learning disabilities,
and used ______ ___ _______to illustrate the lessons.
 When they asked to turn it into a textbook, he said yes, and
2500 copies were printed. Of course this made them
extremely valuable: in 2009, just one copy sold for $10,000.
 What medium was used by these authors to teach children
with learning disabilities ?

108.  A London theatre Rio Cinema – located in
Dalston – took advantage of a recent event
which made headlines, by playing a trick on its
customers during the Monday night show.
 This was much to the amusement of those in
attendance.
 What did they do ?

111.  Dancehall is an up-tempo musical style derived
from reggae and is hugely popular in Jamaica.
 It has been described as a “space for the cultural
creation and dissemination of symbols and ideologies
that reflect the lived realities of its adherents,
particularly those from the inner cities ofJamaica”.
 One of its more popular tracks inspired something
in the 21st century, that has captured the
imagination of the entire world.
 How ?

114.  This is a postal stamp(picture next slide) from Macau,
depicting a Chinese legend, where a turtle like the one
below crept out of theYellow River about 4000 years
ago. It looks like it is riddled with spots, or bullet holes.
 However the bullet holes have a peculiar arrangement
which if carefully observed is commemorating
something which have appeared as symbols in works
of art, over centuries.
 What is being talked about and what is the Chinese
name for the variant seen on this stamp ?

121.  The man in the driver’s suit was the subject of
a documentary in 2015 which was a British
entry in the Cannes Film festival.
 The film focusses on a project that he
undertook at the pinnacle of his prowess in
1970 and has been titled : X-The Man andY
 Who is the driver and What is the apt title of
the movie ?

125.  Mahinder Pal Singh, a
twenty-something
resident of Nankhana
Sahib (the Gurdwara
in picture) recently
shot into fame owing
to a rare occurrence.
 Why ?

128.  A team gets their nickname from this animal
whose young ones are often referred to as ‘joeys’.
 Which team and What nickname ?

131.  Hugh Cairns, one of Britain's very first
neurosurgeons, was concerned about head
injuries to motorcyclists and crash helmets
beforeWorldWarTwo.
 In October 1941, then, consulting neurosurgeon
to the Army, he published his initial results in the
British Medical Journal.The article was entitled
"Head Injuries in Motor-cyclists - the importance of
the crash helmet“
 Which event six years back acted as a catalyst for
his research ?

134.  The graph shows the
various mood swings
of a fictional character,
which can be linked to a
famous dialogue, which
if described in
biochemical terms
would translate into a
state of Serotonin
abundance in the
Neuronal Junctions of
our body.
 What ?

140.  The tradesmen XI was picked by Steven Lynch,
a columnist of ESPN Cric -Info.They are :
1.Alistair Cook
2.Mark Butcher
3.Vijay Merchant
4.Nari Contractor
5.Seymour Nurse
6.Bob Barber
7.Bert Ironmonger
8.Lionel Baker
9.Ian Bishop
10.Farookh Engineer
11.Gregory Pope
 Which two umpires, according to Lynch were
‘eligible’ to officiate the game ?

144.  Jadavpur University, DepartmentOf Chemical
Engineering
 Surya Sekhar Chakraborty
 Bedbyas Datta
 Bikashkali Kar
 Sumantra Sarathi Datta
 Scorer
 Audience, teams and all those who turned up.

145.  Written
 8 Questions
 Pop Culture in the timeline of Cold War
 Each correct Answer has 5 points.
 Half points are QM’s prerogative.
 Full house will ensure a bonus of 10 points.

146.  The definitive dystopian novel is set in a
totalitarian future England where reality is
controlled through censorship and
surveillance.An anti-authoritarian, anti-
Soviet socialist, the author inadvertently
ended up influencing theWest’s own
propaganda efforts and shaped much of the
ColdWar’s anti-socialist imagery.

147.  It fed into the U.S.S.R.’s
fascination with slavery, civil
rights, and, later, African
independence, all of which
would figure prominently in
its propaganda efforts at the
height of the ColdWar,
putting the Soviets on the
right side of history, though
often for the wrong reasons.

148.  It’s a world where people are sold all kinds of
crap that keeps them from thinking, and
technology isn’t being used to build a new
world but to distract people from the current
one.

149.  A trove of documents declassified in 2014
confirmed what had long been suspected:
The CIA had undertaken an elaborate
campaign to ensure X’s win and had printed
the first Russian edition of X’s banned
novel,Y.

150.  Pitted against Central European dictator
VictorVon Doom, they are inseparable from
their ColdWar origins, but even in 1961, they
represented an era of national ideals and
scientific wonder that was soon to vanish.

151.  Deeply, uniquely strange,
envisioning the ColdWar
as a dream state, full of
bizarre moments and
creepy subtexts. It stokes
the most irrational fears of
Commie infiltration, only
to use them as a corrosive.

152.  They were first introduced as transparent
stand-ins for the popular image of the Soviet
Union: totalitarian, scheming, and stuck in a
diplomatic deadlock with the United
Federation Of Planets.

153.  To commemorate the first joint Soviet-American
spaceflight, the Soviet Union joined forces with
Philip Morris to produce a brand of Cigarettes
which stood for a brief promise of collaboration
in the midst of the Cold War.

155.  The definitive dystopian novel is set in a
totalitarian future England where reality is
controlled through censorship and
surveillance.An anti-authoritarian, anti-
Soviet socialist, the author inadvertently
ended up influencing theWest’s own
propaganda efforts and shaped much of the
ColdWar’s anti-socialist imagery.

157.  It fed into the U.S.S.R.’s
fascination with slavery, civil
rights, and, later, African
independence, all of which
would figure prominently in
its propaganda efforts at the
height of the ColdWar,
putting the Soviets on the
right side of history, though
often for the wrong reasons.

159.  It’s a world where people are sold all kinds of
crap that keeps them from thinking, and
technology isn’t being used to build a new
world but to distract people from the current
one.

161.  A trove of documents declassified in 2014
confirmed what had long been suspected:
The CIA had undertaken an elaborate
campaign to ensure X’s win and had printed
the first Russian edition of X’s banned
novel,Y.

163.  Pitted against Central European dictator
VictorVon Doom, they are inseparable from
their ColdWar origins, but even in 1961, they
represented an era of national ideals and
scientific wonder that was soon to vanish.

165.  Deeply, uniquely strange,
envisioning the ColdWar
as a dream state, full of
bizarre moments and
creepy subtexts. It stokes
the most irrational fears of
Commie infiltration, only
to use them as a corrosive.

167.  They were first introduced as transparent
stand-ins for the popular image of the Soviet
Union: totalitarian, scheming, and stuck in a
diplomatic deadlock with the United
Federation Of Planets.

169.  To commemorate the first joint Soviet-American
spaceflight, the Soviet Union joined forces with
Philip Morris to produce a brand of Cigarettes
which stood for a brief promise of collaboration
in the midst of the ColdWar.