Grand Finale

GRAND FINALE
What’s In The Menu!!!
* 4 Rounds
* Round 1 : Write Bros. (5)
* Round 2 : Mixed Bag (15)
* Round 3 : Write Again Bros. (5)
* Round 4 : Mixed Bag 2.0 (15)

What’s in Offer….
 Written Round
 This round is about ‘Cameo Appearances’.
 Marks :--
* For every correct answer : + 10
* Full House will give you 15 extra

Based on an eponymous bengali novel,
which comedy drama film of 2018 saw an
uncredited ‘appearance’ of former cricketer
Ranjit Singhji, in his regal self?
Q. 1
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The lady featuring as the Headmistress in the music video of ‘Bad
Blood’ by Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamarr had a strange kind of
experience in bollywood. Though her filmography didn’t mention it,
this glamorous lady appear on screen as a mother of two adult sons.
Which 1990-film was that?
Q. 2

In 1979, X’s career-defining role in the TV movie Elvis, impressed
Robert Zemeckis so much that he wanted to use X’s voice in this scene
in ‘Forrest Gump’.
Whose uncredited cameo thus happened in this Oscar-winning film?
Q. 3

As part of her
‘Just Say No’
campaign, which
small-time
actress played
this cameo role
in the hugely
popular tv-show
‘Diff’rent
Strokes’?
Q. 4

X’s first brush with movies happened officially in 2019. But X’s first
appearance on silver screen was recorded 18 years earlier.
Identify X from the title credit of that 2001 film.
Q. 5

A. 1
Manojder Odvut Bari

A. 2
Awwal Number

A. 3
Kurt Russell

A. 4
Nancy Reagan

Aryan Khan
A. 5

 15 Questions
 Infinite Bounce + Pounce
 Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
 Half Points available as and when specified by QM

Considered ‘a child prodigy’, Raqibul Hasan became the first Bengali
cricketer of Pakistan cricket team. In his brief but eventful career, he
was used as a poster-boy of Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan
(BCCP) during the tumultous period of 1969-70. Before a match
between BCCP XI and International XI he was given a Gray-Nicholls
bat in which there was the symbol of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
But when he came out to bat at the Dacca Stadium (later
Bangabandhu), the whole crowd at the ground was stunned to see
which two words on his bat, instead of the party symbol?
Q. 1

A. 1
Joy Bangla

According to a well accepted local legend, renowned poet Balaram
Das was insulted during a Puri Rath Yatra festival. Moreover, he
wasn’t allowed by the priests to climb up the chariot and offer his
prayers to Lord Jagannath. Humiliated, he went to the nearby beach
and did something to vent out his frustration. Then something
magical happened.
What was thus created for the very first time that in the later years
have given a ‘good-looking genteman’ worldwide fame?
Q. 2

A. 2
Sand Art (in the Puri Beach)

This one-of-a-kind street sign, in the style of signs in historic districts,
used to mark the intersection of 35th Avenue and 81st Street in Jackson
Heights. Erected in 1995, it mysteriously disappeared in 2008. On
public demand, the new one had been placed in 2011 near the
Community United Methodist Church, where a former architect first
assigned some ‘values’ to make one of his ‘creations’ more attractive
and mass-friendly.
What was so special about that ‘creation’?
Q. 3

Q. 3

A. 3
‘Scrabble’ was Invented by Alfred Mosher Butts

Event: মগজ লোই QM : Somnath Chanda #KQC
The Discobolus of Myron was a noted Greek
sculpture, created during the Classical Period.
The original one is lost but the work is known
through numerous Roman copies, both in
marble and bronze.
Apart from the regular tourists, a few good men
visited these spots in Rome continuously for
few days in the year 1896 and spent unusually
long hours.
Who were they?
Q. 4

A. 4
Participants of the Men’s Discus Throw event of the 1896 Olympics
(Out of the eleven participants, many of them had never thrown a discus before, as it
had never been held at an international level. So they mostly train by studying the pose
of the famous classical statue Discobolus.)

Eastern Orthodox Churches have a peculiar structural design to
honour a certain ‘fact’. The same ‘fact’ has been symbolically
represented in a different manner in the Portugal national flag.
What is that ‘fact’?
Q. 5

Q. 5

A. 5
Five Sacred Wounds of Christ
(Eastern Orthodox Churches have five domes on them. Portuguese Flag has 5 white dots
in each of the small blue shield.)

Famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used real gold and
precious stones, publishers-cum-binders Sangorski & Sutcliffe made
a particularly lavish copy of The Rubáiyát (vis). It featured a
Moroccan leather cover, decorated with embroidered peacocks and
more than a thousand gems set in gold. The impressive volume went
on exhibition in England before being auctioned off to an American
buyer for a little over $2,000.
Presently estimated to be worth of $120,000, where can you find this?
Q. 6

Q. 6

A. 6
Under the Sea (It sank with Titanic)

Mostly originated from Multan and Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan, it
is known as ‘Sumer Bahist’. But it’s popularity and well known
identity is attributed to Sher Shah Suri when he wanted to
celebrate one of his major victories over Humayun in the year 1539.
Known as one of the major entity from Pakistan that became
worldwide famous with an Indian name, what is it?
Q. 7

A. 7
Chausa

Hans Redl had played Davis Cup for Austria in 1937
but was somewhat forced to represent Germany in the
following two years. The officials at Wimbledon,
albeit somewhat reluctantly, agreed to be flexible
with the rules for him to play in the post-war era. In
the 1947 edition, no one really took notice of him
before he won three matches - two of them against
British players. Everyone was mightily impressed
with his 'fine service'.
What was so special about him?
Q. 8

A. 8
Hans had lost one-arm in WWII
On active service during the Battle of Stalingrad, he had lost his left arm but never
thought of giving up tennis. Instead, he lobbied the ruling bodies to change the rules,
which they eventually did. He then mastered the art of resting the ball on his racket,
flipping it into the air, and thundering down the serves.

X’s timely intervention helped to soothe many tense-situations.
During one such nerve-racking incident that was overseen by B. B.
Tyagi - India’s ambassador, an empty Air India flight was not allowed
to land. Past midnight, senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy
called X, asking for help. Within 15 minutes, X did the needful and
the job was done.
Apart from the Malayalam thriller film ‘Take Off’ (vis), another 2017
blockbuster was inspired from that incident.
a) Identify X.
b) Which 2017-movie was that?
Q. 9

Q. 9

A. 9
a) Sushma Swaraj
b) Tiger Zinda Hai

In the winter of 479 B.C., Persian invaders planned an attack on the
Greek port city of Potidaea. The city was luckily saved and the locals
believed that the godly intervention by Poseidon helped their cause.
Herodotus described this event vividly in his writings. The geological
evidences have added to it by sampling sediments on the Possidi
Peninsula in northern Greece. The sediment cores show presence of
much older marine seashells that were probably scoured from the
ocean bed and deposited during that event.
It’s said to be the first instance of what in the history of mankind?
Q. 10

A. 10
Tsunami

Heinz Kiwitz came up with a woodcut painting, René Iché came up
with a sculpture & Patrick Ascione gave one of the first
electroacoustic music pieces – all of them happened after the
Operation Rugen in 1937.
Apart from all the above-mentioned works, what else made the most
news?
Q. 11

Q. 11

A. 11
Guernica

In his chequered career, this former civil servant
served as the Prime Minister for around six years.
Later on, he was given the ministerial charges of
Railways and Transport Department & also of
Defence too. In fact, he even served as Minister
without portfolio for few months. Despite all
these, he is mostly remembered for one particular
assignment that is hogging the limelight off late.
What was that special task?
Q. 12

A. 12
Drafted the Article 370

Chand Bardai was a famous Indian poet who mostly wrote in
Brajbhasa. His most famous work is still used as a source of
information on the social and clan structure of the Kshatriyas of
northern India.
But during the most eventful few minutes of his life, he literally
helped someone to ‘reach his target’ in an open-air archery
competition.
Which incident is being talked about?
Q. 13

A. 13
Prithviraj Chauhan Killed Muhammad Ghori

The Yemeni traditional dagger or janbiya shown in the next slide is a
necessary part of the ritual to manhood for every Yemeni boy. The
design of this dagger and sheath is considered to be a reason why the
ecologies of both Africa and Asia have been so affected for the last
1000 years. In Asia, this damage is specific to both Nepal and the state
of Assam in India.
What aspect of the world’s ecology is affected through this dagger
design?
Q. 14

Q. 14

A. 14
Rhinoceros poaching

Jugalkishore Roychowdhuri was one of the great Hindu zamindars of
Myemensingha. As per the historians, the famous family of
Upendrakishore Roychowdhury was also connected with him.
Actually, the mystery around Jugalkishore gave birth to lot of
conspiracy theories.
Though he was supposed to be the foster son of Krishnagopal, what
was so interesting about his genealogy?
Q. 15

A. 15
He was said to be the son of Siraj-ud-Daulah

 Written Round
 This round is about ‘Brand Ambassadors’.
 Marks :--
* For every correct answer : + 10
* Full House will give you 15 extra

This Dabur Honitus ad, released during
the June-July, 2019, used whom to
corroborate the punchline of the product?
(Though in all probability, the person was
surely not consulted for this print ad.)
Q. 1

Started as the code-worded ‘Tata Mall’, it was launched formally
as TataCLiQ.com, marking the group’s foray into the world of e-
commerce. Everything one buys in the platform is ‘Certified
Authentic Merchandise Everybody Loves’. The most quirky element
in its maiden ad-campaign is the face of the brand which is the
surrogate for their product-offering.
‘Who’ is this nameless-face of the campaign?
Q. 2

Q. 2

CoverGirl, owned by P&G, is a wellknown cosmetics brand.
In September 2017, who became CoverGirl's oldest spokesmodel at
age 69, which one news story reported as ‘history-making’?
Q. 3

Lt. Col. Tarlochan Singh Anand’s daughter was ‘a lanky, vivacious
college beauty queen’ (crowned 'Miss Sri Ram College' in 1973). She
was also learning German at JNU and working as a journalist for a
weekly called ‘Delhi Dateline’ when she got a lucrative modeling
assignment helmed by advertising agency MCM. Strangely, the
posters of this DCM Towels ad were taken off within days it came
out.
Who was that debutant model?
Q. 4

Q. 4

Sometime in the 1980s, X was offered to endorse a tea brand by
Brooke Bond/Lipton. X’s wife also agreed to be a part of this promo. X
did the styling himself. Clicked by X’s favourite photographer, the
shoot took place at the Soaltee Oberoi, Kathmandu. Unfortunately,
the ad didn’t come out.
Who was X?
Q. 5

A. 1
Sarfaraz Ahmed

A. 2
A Camel

A. 3
Maye Musk (Mother of Elon)

A. 4
Maneka Gandhi

A. 5
Satyajit Ray

Noted actress Supriya Devi had to face lot of obstacles during the
formative years of her career. One of her staunchest opposition was
her ‘Jamaibabu’ who despite having some association with the film
industry, didn’t like the idea of her getting into films.
Who was that gentleman?
Q. 1

Q. 1

A. 1
Bonophool

William, along with his wife, started the
Willingboro Track Club in 1968. After an
illustrious coaching career where his wards won a
good no. of Olympic medals, he succumbed to
cancer. Apart from the regular stuffs, he was laid
to rest with an Olympic Gold medal.
Why so?
Q. 2

A. 2
His son, Carl Lewis, put that in his coffin.
At the funeral, Carl had reached his pocket and pulled out the gold medal he had earned
for winning the 100 m. in 1984. He placed the medal in his father’s hand and said,
"I want you to have this because it was your favourite event."
Noting his mother's surprise, he added, " Don't worry. I'll get another one."

Initially built by Major Eric Walker for his wife, this type of facilities
(vis) opened to the public on 6th Nov 1932. Only open on Wednesday
nights to overnight guests as a night-viewing platform, it used to
charge ₤10 per person. It came into international news during 5–6 Feb
1952, courtesy a young lady who said that ‘climbing down the facility
had given her more joy than climbing up’.
What had exactly happened?
Q. 3

Q. 3

A. 3
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth

There were many probable explanations. As per Roger Avary, it could
have been some precious diamonds. But it was rejected forthright as
that would have been very predictable. Some other contenders were –
the Gold Suit of Elvis, a small nuclear bomb, the Holy Grail, (simply a
Macguffin), an Oscar Statuette or the ‘stuff that dreams are made of’.
But the most accepted theory was the ‘Soul of Marsellus Wallace’.
Put funda.
Q. 4

A. 4
‘What was there in the Briefcase?’

Martin Burn used to have a great library in it’s Kolkata office
premises. No Indian staffs were allowed to use it. One day, one of
them was pretty badly humiliated by the librarian as he wanted to use
the library in his spare time.
That stubborn gentleman immediately left the job and joined in a
school. He immediately started his mission to teach the English a
lesson.
What was thus resulted?
Q. 5

A. 5
English Grammar Book by P.K. De Sarkar

This elderly British lady, Jan Waller (vis) was sent to
an Asian country by the newspaper Daily Mirror to
an all-expenses-paid trip in early 2000. After coming
back, she gleefully said – “The country and it’s
people have absolutely blown me away. Mothers-in-
law of the world, unite and go to ______ (that
country). Because you’ll love it. Honestly!”
a) Which country did she visit?
b) What was the well-discussed reason behind that
trip?
Q. 6

A. 6
a) Pakistan
b) Her son-in-law, Ian Botham once described Pakistan as ‘the kind
of place to send your mother-in-law for a month, all expenses paid‘

Dr. Arnie Klein, the dermatologist told CNN abouth the situation.
Vitiligo caused blotches of lightening skin as well as a form of lupus
that led to rashes and severe flaking. The so-called ‘remedy’ was
thoughtfully proposed but the die-hard followers made it a must-have
collector’s item.
What was being talked about?
Q. 7

A. 7
MJ’s White Glove

Sergio Oliva, known as ‘The Myth’, heralded
a new era in a particular sports. Oliva would
go on to win the highest title consecutively in
1967, 1968 (uncontested) and 1969. The 1969
edition was mostly remembered by the
aficionados for a completely different reason.
What happened for the only time in that
tournament’s history in 1969?
Q. 8

A. 8
Only Loss of Arnold Schwarzenegger
in ‘Mr. Olympia’ Contest

The partition was a very dark chapter in the Indian subcontinent. As a
mark of protest of this decision and the bloodshed all-around, the
dare-devil editor of the newspaper ‘Hindu Rasthra’ decided to do
something pretty outrageous on 15th Aug, 1947.
What did he do?
Q. 9

A. 9
He kept the Front Page Blank
(The editor was Nathuram Godse)

Charles De Gaulle, during one of his state visit, couldn’t manage to
visit the office of British PM Harold Macmillan as De Gaulle was
suffering from cold. Macmillan took offence of that issue. He exacted
some kind of a ‘revenge’ in 1962 by deleting a certain something.
Though miniscule, the latter episode created enough diplomatic
turmoil. It was reinstated in 1969.
What was the issue?
Q. 10

A. 10
To E or Not To E

Though rare, this type of happenings did happen quite a few number
of times.
1. In August 1920, East Bengal won their first ever tournament -
Hercules Cup. Their SF fixture was a tricky one but fortunately
they got a walkover from their benevolent opponent.
2. In the 1994–95 World Series, Mark Taylor-led Aussie team had to
face a similar kind of situation in the final. They didn’t get any
walkover and beat their opponent quite easily.
Explain, what actually happened?
Q. 11

A. 11
They had to face their Own-Team

Mont Blanc company has a rich history of paying tribute to through
it’s products.
To replicate the divine moment when sunlight lashes at the sleek
glacial ice, the company came up with a limited edition pen that
barrels a snow-white lacquering that is shined to a high, crystal-like
gloss.
‘Whom’ did Mont Blanc paid tribute to?
Q. 12

A. 12
Mont Blanc

Sometime in early 90s, Shubha News Photo Agency, run by Shubha
Sundaram engaged a comparatively unknown but capable
photographer named Haribabu for a special ‘project’. Everything was
going fine but Haribabu’s inability to take photographs from a long
distance proved to be his undoing. His client also faced a lot of flak
over the entire issue.
What was that project?
Q. 13

A. 13
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

H.M. Patel, a strict taskmaster, later became the Finance Ministerin
the Morarji Desai Cabinet. Very idealistic in nature, he is more
known for the expulsion of Coca Cola from India. But during the 40s,
he did something extraordinary with a supposedly lost ‘artefact’.
After finding it in the office cabinet of Joint Commander in Chief Sir
Claude Auchilek, he quickly put it in an SBI Mumbai Vault.
What was that ‘artefact’ that he saved from the hands of Pakistan
Army?
Q. 14

A. 14
Durand Cup

When Bangladesh television telecasted something in 1981, it created
huge ripples. As an aftermath, some words, in original, were seen
written all over the walls in Dhaka. The translated words are –
“____ doesn’t kill
He doesn’t need prisons,
He doesn’t put you on a spear,
He doesn’t burn you alive,
In _________ there is only one punishment”
What was that punishment?
Q. 15

A. 15

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