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3. ROUND 1
•8 QUESTIONS
• Clock-Wise Pounce/Bounce
• Direct +20/0
• Pounce +20/-10
• Bounce +10/0
• If there are multiple parts in a question, pounce only if you can give all
the parts.

4. Trial Question
The term "Floccinaucinihilipilification" which means "the action or
habit of estimating something as worthless." shot up in google
searches after a friendly banter between two people on twitter.
Whose tweet caused this short spike?

5. *Trial question aata hai, I'm heavy kwizzer

6. Answer
• Shashi Tharoor

7. Q1.
• There have been a lot of contradictions about the exact origin of this phrase,
and it wasn’t until the latter part of the 17th Century that it took on its
current meaning of ‘establish a relaxed relationship in socially awkward
situations”, through the literary works like that of Samuel Butler’s Hudibras,
1664 where he uses the phrase.
• However, an interesting theory behind the origin of this phrase states that
back when air transport wasn’t developed and road weren’t developed
enough to carry global trade, ships were used as the primary transportation
and means of trade.
• However, sometimes due the excessive treacherous and difficult conditions,
it was up to the nearby and the receiving countries to respond in a friendly
manner, and they did so by sending their special ships, to perform a “specific
task” that would enable the carrying ship to continue on their pursuit, thus
symbolizing a friendly relationship between countries.
• •Which phrase might have thus come into origin?

8. SAFETY SLIDE

9. Ans 1.
• Break The Ice

10. Q2:
• The tourism industry in Bhutan only began to get established in the
year 1974 and in January 1975, the first batch of American tourists
came to the country.
• Since the country had hardly any expertise regarding travel etiquette,
the then King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, heartily accepted X’s
request to be their appropriate travel guide. X, despite being a native of
a country nearby, knew the routes to various places in Bhutan due to
his previous ventures in the country.
• Who was X, someone who we would know on a slightly different
context?

11. SAFETY SLIDE

12. Ans 2.
Tenzing Norgay

13. Q3.
• There is a service launched by Charls Ham which offers to cut pieces
of skin from dead people and preserve the "X" for their relatives. So far,
he has done several such services using a chemical and enzymatic
process to stop the tissue from decaying.
• He says that a lot of X have deep meaning and leaving them to
relatives is ‘just like leaving a house or a wedding ring’. “You would
never burn a Picasso or any piece of art you invested in and had a
passion for. Your X is also art with a unique story, just on a different
canvas.”
• What is X?

14. SAFETY SLIDE

15. Ans 3.
Tattoo

16. Q4.
• In Shawshank Redemption, it was probably an unnecessary risk, and
certainly dangerous, but Andy knew the warden was a hypocrite who
hid behind the Bible but didn’t actually believe in it.
• So, Andy kind of put a psychological lock on the Bible, by playing
Norton’s game of quotes back at him. Andy basically talked the warden
out of opening the Good Book.
• In which part in The Bible, he hid the Hammer? Also give Funda for
choosing that part.

17. SAFETY SLIDE

18. Ans 4.
Exodus in the Holy Bible is largely
devoted to the Israelites leaving
Egypt for the promised land,
Canaan. So, it’s fitting as a tongue-
in-cheek jab that Andy hid the tool
that helped him escape prison in
that chapter.

19. Q5.
• The menu of a restaurant in Central Asia consists of simple dishes in
Armenian cuisine nettle soup, ailazan and Marash. But it’s a particular
section that has become a hit with diners. After they choose from
options such as beef, chicken, eggplants, or trout—which comes from
the famous Lake Sevan—the order goes to the kitchen. The chefs don’t
fire up the usual oven or stove. Instead, they use a "X" and in minutes,
the food is ready.
• On mild sunny days, it cooks in 20 minutes or less. During the hot
Central Asian summer, the temperature in the pan can reach up to 700º
Celsius, so the preparation time ranges from three minutes to less than
seven.
• ID X.

20. SAFETY SLIDE

21. Ans 5.
• Satellite Dishes

22. Q6.
• Ganjifa is a card game that is associated
with Persia and India. After Ganjifa cards
fell out of use in Iran before the twentieth
century, India became the last country to
produce them.
• _______ Ganjifa is a 3 player game with
120 cards, played mainly in Sawantwadi in
Maharashtra, India, although it is played by
five persons in Bishnupur, West Bengal.
There are 10 suits of 12 cards each; the
suits correspond to the the _______.
• The following image shows the motifs on
each suit of the cards.
• What do they represent/FITB?

23. SAFETY SLIDE

24. Ans6 : Dashavatara

25. Q7.
• Nataliya Kosmyna, a MIT student as a part of their media lab group has
created a project, something she calls “ The Thinking Cap ”. A device
made up of embedded electroencephalography (EEG) headset and a
Bluetooth speaker. A device made up noninvasive electrodes that can
capture a person's brain activity and then create an image of the
imaginative activity.
• She said that the idea was inspired from X. An object from the mystical
world.
• ID X.

26. SAFETY SLIDE
• When I pounce but the time is over

27. Ans: Sorting Hat

28. Q8.
• The Dinner Party is an installation
artwork by artist Judy Chicago.
• It functions as a symbolic history
of women in civilization. There are
39 elaborate place settings on a
triangular table for 39 mythical
and historical famous women.
• What in the world of pop culture
which was very popular last year,
was inspired by this artwork?

29. SAFETY SLIDE

30. Ans: Squid Game

31. ROUND 2
• 4 QUESTIONS
• +20/0
• No negative marking
• Partial marking at the discretion of quizmaster
• Send all answers as one single message at the end of round

32. Q1. (Both parts needed)
• This Indian newspaper has had a history of controversial headlines. On
one occasion, they took it too far with a rather sexist headline on a
female politician. While the term used by the paper is not itself
derogatory; it has gained a condescending tone in contemporary times.
• Identify this two-word title which was a play on a phrase used to
question someone's allegiance to their country.
• A few months later, the publication was in the news again, in reference
to a headline published after the cabinet reshuffle. Here, their title was
a play on the name of a fairytale and the textile ministry allocated to
this politician. While this reassignment was touted as a 'demotion' and
'downgrade' by most dailies, it was this title that gained the most
attention.
• What was the one-word headline?

33. SAFETY SLIDE

34. Q2.
• The most popular origin story of the term is that a ___ ___ at a Las
Vegas casino used to cost $2, the same amount as a standard bet. So, if
you won a bet, you won a ___ ____ .
• However, David Guzman, author of a book on craps lingo, has said that
the term comes from back-alley gamblers during the Great Depression
of the 1930s. These desperate gamblers would bet whatever they had
in hopes of winning a ___ ____.
• The phrase gained mainstream popularity thanks to its frequent use in
the 2008 casino heist film 21 and further in 2017 after release of X.
• What term and X?

35. SAFETY SLIDE

36. Q3.
• Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic,
translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most
significant literary figures of the 20th century.
• Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he
created approximately seventy-five others. He did not call them
pseudonyms because he felt that this did not capture their true
independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms.
These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views.
• How has Fernando Pessoa been immortalized in our lives?

37. SAFETY SLIDE

38. Q4.
• These are pictures of the same person taken 22 years apart. The first
picture here was taken in at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium 22 years ago, and
the 2nd was taken in December last year at Wankhede, Mumbai.
• Which two historical events in sports does this person link?

39. SAFETY SLIDE

40. ROUND 2 ANSWES

41. Q1. (Both parts needed)
• This Indian newspaper has had a history of controversial headlines. On
one occasion, they took it too far with a rather sexist headline on a
female politician. While the term used by the paper is not itself
derogatory; it has gained a condescending tone in contemporary times.
• Identify this two-word title which was a play on a phrase used to
question someone's allegiance to their country.
• A few months later, the publication was in the news again, in reference
to a headline published after the cabinet reshuffle. Here, their title was
a play on the name of a fairytale and the textile ministry allocated to
this politician. While this reassignment was touted as a 'demotion' and
'downgrade' by most dailies, it was this title that gained the most
attention.
• What was the one-word headline?

42. Ans 1.

43. Q2.
• The most popular origin story of the term is that a ___ ___ at a Las
Vegas casino used to cost $2, the same amount as a standard bet. So, if
you won a bet, you won a ___ ____ .
• However, David Guzman, author of a book on craps lingo, has said that
the term comes from back-alley gamblers during the Great Depression
of the 1930s. These desperate gamblers would bet whatever they had
in hopes of winning a ___ ____.
• The phrase gained mainstream popularity thanks to its frequent use in
the 2008 casino heist film 21 and further in 2017 after release of X.
• What term and X?

44. Ans 2.
• Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
• PUBG

45. Q3.
• Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic,
translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most
significant literary figures of the 20th century.
• Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he
created approximately seventy-five others. He did not call them
pseudonyms because he felt that this did not capture their true
independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms.
These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views.
• How has Fernando Pessoa been immortalized in our lives?

46. Ans 3.
• His face is used as the "incognito" logo

47. Q4.
• These are pictures of the same person taken 22 years apart. The first
picture here was taken in at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium 22 years ago, and
the 2nd was taken in December last year at Wankhede, Mumbai.
• Which two historical events in sports does this person link?

48. Ans 4.
• This is Taqi Raza. The cameraman was present when Anil Kumble took
his 10 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla and when Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets
at Wankhede.

49. ROUND 3
• 8 QUESTIONS
• Anti-Clockwise Pounce/Bounce
• Direct +20/0
• Pounce +20/-10
• Bounce +10/0
• If there are multiple parts in a question, pounce only if you can give
all the parts.

50. Q1:
• The German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by German Navy
captain Alfred Ritscher (1879–1963), was the third official Antarctic
expedition of the German Reich, by order of the "Commissioner for the
Four-Year Plan" Hermann Göring.
• Nazi Germany began the expedition in Antarctica to challenge
Norwegians and primarily in pursuit of a certain commodity for
production of margarine, but gradually the conspiracy developed that
Nazis have a secret base in antarctica with aliens.
• What was the true reason for Germany's expedition?

51. SAFETY SLIDE

52. Ans: Whale Oil

53. Q2.
• X is an alloy of Y and Z. It was used by
ancient Egyptians for its mystical properties
in many of their metal works like armour,
chariots, etc. although it was much weaker
than other metals available at that time.
• Even the great pharaoh Remesis is said to
have rode into war wearing a helmet of X.
• Id X, Y & Z.

54. SAFETY SLIDE

55. Ans 2.
• X - Electrum
• Y , Z – Gold and Silver

56. Q3:
• This is a 1902 cartoon of noted
illustrator and cartoonist Clifford
Berryman. The cartoon is said to be a
real-life incident that spread across the
USA and became a feel-good, patriotic
fable of X.
• Amidst several groups launching on to
this incident for personal benefits, one
shop owner called Morris Michtom and
his wife Rose from NY thought this
could be a perfect story to create a
particular product Y.
• Identify the person in the picture and
the product created.

57. SAFETY SLIDE

58. Ans: Theodore
(Teddy) Roosevelt and
the product he
created being Teddy
Bear

59. Q4:
• This object's origin can be traced to 1962 and contains the following:
• A book containing the different options, a book listing locations, a
manila folder with eight or ten pages stapled together giving a
description of procedures, and a three-by-five-inch card with the most
important information.
• While the object's two-word nickname "XY" would lead one to assume
that it is related to the shape and size of the object, the nickname
actually came from an attack plan codenamed "Z".
• Give XY.

60. SAFETY SLIDE

61. Ans 4.
• XY – Nuclear Football
• Z – Operation Dropkick
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62. Q5:
• The Greek letter X is derived from Phoenician "ayin". In mathematics it
was first brought in by Paul Bachmann in 1894 and popularized by
Edmund Landau in 1909, as the big-O symbol and later as Omega.
• In Greek numerology X has a value of 70. In astronomical research it
designates the 15th star in constellation group.
• But in recent times we know X for a completely different reason.
• What is X?

63. SAFETY SLIDE

64. Ans 5.
• Omicron

65. Q6:
• State Government built this memorial
on NH24 to promote tourism at cost of
17 lakhs. It is 14 feet tall, weighs 200kg
and is decorated with X's famous Zari
embroidery.
• X also has famous 1966 connection of
Bollywood.
• Give X and the Bollywood connection.

66. SAFETY SLIDE

67. Ans 6:
X: Bareilly

68. Q7:
• X is a DreamWorks movie, which was considered a low budget
project to which failed animators were banished to. Animators
referred to the project as Gulag and said, “If you failed on ‘Prince of
Egypt’, you were sent to the dungeons to work on it.
• Employees would refer to it as ‘being X ed’...(The name X with the
suffix ed).
• X turned out to be an Oscar winning movie and became a
multibillion-dollar franchise.
• Identify X.

69. SAETY SLIDE

70. Ans 7.
• Shrek

71. Q8:
• According to the legends, Rishi X, the son of Rishi Bhrigu who resided in
the Dhosi Hills in the present-day Haryana, is documented as a feeble
and an old saint who was rejuvenated and his youth was restored by
the Ashwin brothers as a combination of three treatments, one of them
being dipping himself in the kund and one of the other being
consuming a special herbal paste prepared primarily as a mixture of
sugar, honey, ghee etc.
• This product is still branded, marketed and sold under the same name
by various companies.
• Give the product we are talking about referencing X.

72. SAFETY SLIDE

73. Ans 8
• Chyawanprash

74. ROUND 4
• ALL VISUALS
• Pounce Only
• +20/-10

75. Q1.
• What do the following patterns and their associated meaning refer to?

76. SAFETY SLIDE

77. Ans 1:
•Tactile Paving

78. Q2.
• What event is this scene from 'The Simpsons' referencing?

79. SAFETY SLIDE

80. Ans 2.
• MOHAMMED ALI KNOCKS OUT SONNY LISTON

81. Q3.
• Put Funda

82. SAFETY SLIDE

83. Ans 3: Indicated cities are characters of Money Heist.
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84. Q4.
• This guy is happy after defeating someone in a recent "race".
• Whom did this guy defeat?

85. SAFETY SLIDE

86. Ans 4.
• Elon Musk
• The guy in the pic being Richard Branson.

87. Q5.
• Connect to a very recent pop culture phenomena.

88. SAFETY SLIDE

89. Ans 5.
• Shar Tank India

90. QuNITe to winners:

91. ROUND X
• Tie Breakers and more

92. Tie breaker 1
• The instrument pictured is a type of
guitar that has 42 strings arranged in
four string sections, with two holes
for mounting it on a stand, allowing
the guitarist to play without having to
hold it. It employs "Wedge Body"
geometry and is named after an
influential man who is known for his
revolutionary accomplishments in his
field with techniques in the 20th
century, which are incorporated in the
design of this instrument. Id the
instrument.

93. SAFETY SLIDE

94. Ans.
• Pikasso Guitar

95. Tie Breaker 2.
• Dr. James Maas is a social psychologist who has taught popular
Psychology 101 courses at Cornell University for many years.
• He is best known for his work in the field of sleep research, specifically
the relationship between sleep and performance.
• He wrote a best-selling book on sleep in 1997 and is widely known for
coining which related two-word term?

96. SAFETY SLIDE

97. Ans: Power Nap

98. Aliter 1
• Although many people assume that _______ _______ originated in
Rome and was named for X, the salad is believed to have been invented
by an Italian immigrant in Tijuana, Mexico. In 1924, the owner of a
restaurant on a busy street, was running low on ingredients and was
caught by surprise when a large group of patrons arrived.
• In an attempt to improvise, he tossed together a few items he had on
hand: romaine lettuce, garlic, croutons, Parmesan cheese, olive oil,
eggs, and Worcestershire sauce. Impressed with the creation, patrons
quickly spread the word, and a sensational dish was born.
• FITB.

99. Ans.
• Cesar salad

100. Aliter 2
• During the age of exploration in the 15th to 18th Century Europe, a ship’s
appearance upon its return to a port could communicate from a
distance how the crew did in its mission.
• Ships that were victorious in their endeavors, for example, an
encounter with an enemy ship, would sail into port with flags waving
from the mastheads with their _______. On the other hand, a ship that
had been defeated, if still afloat, would be forced to strike off their
_______ signifying failed mission.
• This led to an idiom in the popular culture signifying successful mission.
• What idiom?

101. Ans.
• Pass with flying colors