Guesstalt is the college general quiz held as a part of Tie Grab, the annual quizzing festival by SJC Quizzers. This was a quiz for teams of two students.

1. TIE GRAB 2018
Organized by
SJC Quizzers
&
The Literary Society, St. Joseph’s College
Support
The Karnataka Quiz Association

2. RULES
Teams of two.
No cross college teams allowed.
The quiz will have 5 rounds- 3 written rounds and a clockwise
and anti-clockwise round.
The quizmaster’s decision will be final in case of any
confusions.

3. RESEARCH
Saravana Perumal Karuppiah
Aditi Kumar
Nayana Subramanya
Prof. Arul Mani

4. WRITTEN ROUND

5. RULES
There are 5 questions in this round.
Each question carries a base score of 10 points.
For questions with parts the points will be
divided by the quizmasters.
There is a stake of +5/+10.
Negative of -5/-10 depending on how much is
staked.
You will have to get both parts correct if you’re
staking on questions that have multiple parts.

6. 1. The Hindu believes that it is the first newspaper in India to
appoint a Readers’ Editor. The key objectives of the Readers’
Editor are: to create a new visible framework to improve
accuracy, verification and standards in the newspaper and to
institutionalize the practice of self-regulation, accountability
and transparency. From which famous newspaper did the
Hindu get inspired to create this new position?

7. 2. The below shows a 12 annas stamp issued by India on 29th
May 1948 to celebrate a very important milestone that was
going to be achieved by the Air India airlines, soon on the next
month. What was the special occasion? [Image in the next
slide]

9. 3. This story first dates back to 1913 when it was decided that
to replace the Liberty Head nickel coin , which was in
circulation with a new design of an Indian or African-American
on its obverse and on the reverse side a buffalo. It was
commonly called the “Buffalo” design. However, in 1919,
Samuel W.Brown, an establised coin collector who had
worked in the Philadelphia mint and was now living in New
York, caused a stir by advertising that his collection of coins
were up for sale. What was his collection of coins and why did
it create a stir?

10. 4. RK Laxman was one of the most famous cartoonists of
India, who is very famous for creating the bulbous nosed-
bespectacled character, “common man”. He was born in
Mysore in 1921 and had developed an affinity for drawing. He
then had subsquently worked as a political cartoonist in the
Free Press Journal in Mumbai. Who had worked along with a
political cartoonist there , with him?

11. 5. Sir Robert Peel was a British politician and statesman who
was the founder of the Conservative party and the Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom from 1834-1835 and 1841-
1846. As Prime Minister he was famous for establishing tight
connections between note issue and gold reserves and
completed the foundations of the Victorian banking and
currency system. Prior to becoming the Prime Minister, he
had also served as the Secretary of State in the Home
department. How interesting connection does he share with
the London police force and what are the London police force
nicknamed as?

12. ANSWERS

13. The Guardian.

14. It was scheduled to make its first
international flight on 8th June 1948.

15. He had five Liberty Head nickel coins, which was
replaced by the “Buffalo” design coins and they
were five special coins of that set which was
minted in the Philadelphia mint in 1913, which
was intended for mass circulation but that
actually never materialized.

16. Bal Thackeray.

17. He had created the first police force in London
area in 1829 and the London police are also
called as “bobbies”, in memory of him.

18. CLOCKWISE ROUND

19. RULES
bounce and pounce
There are 8 questions in this round.
Each question carries a base score of 10 points.
For questions with parts the points will be
divided by the quizmasters.
There is a +10 if you pounce and get it right.
Negative of -5 if you pounce and get it wrong.
You will have to get both parts correct if you’re
pouncing on questions that have multiple parts.

20. 1. This word was first used by the then US-deputy secretary of
state, Robert Zoellick in his speech in 2005, which was about
how China should wield its power in the current international
system . This word has also appeared now in the news
recently, with context to the USA-China rivalry. What is this
word?

21. ANSWER

22. Responsible Stake holder

23. 2. The social media is very famous for creating memes and its
witty comments about famous and prominent personalities.
Which famous political leaders were compared to the famous
cartoon characters shown below? [Image in the next slide]

25. ANSWER

26. Pooh- Xi Jinping
Eeyore- Shinzo Abe
Tigger- Barack Obama

27. 3. According to the National Geographic , it was discovered in
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and dates back to 77,000 years
ago. It had layers of plant material gathered into mats and
also a cozy top sheet , made up of leaves, to possibly keep
away bugs. Which oldest form of household furniture is this?
[Image in the next slide]

29. ANSWER

30. BED

31. 4. X was born in September 24, 1861 into a large, affluent
Parsi family and her father was a rich and successful merchant
in Bombay. She was drawn to political issues at an early age ,
influenced by the Indian Nationalist Movement and began
advocating the cause of her country in different circles. In
1902, she left to London to recover from buabonic plague that
she had caught while helping the people, affected by it. In
1907, while attending an Second International Socialist
Congress in Germany, she spoke of the devastating effects of a
famine in India. It was here that she had displayed and
unfurled it , thereby becoming the first person to do it on
foreign soil. Who is X and what did she unfurl at the
conference?

32. ANSWER

33. X-Madam Bhikaji Cama, she was the first person
to hoist the Indian flag in a foreign country.

34. 5. In Spain, there is a unique kind of festival that is popular ,
which is known as El Colacho, or baby jumping, takes place.
This festival is believed to have been originated in the 1620s
and takes place on Sunday after the Feast of Corpus Christi. In
this festival, the babies which are born in the previous year
are laid down on mattresses and costumed men leap over
them. Before this takes place, the costumed men run through
the streets and insult and whip the villagers. What is the
reason behind the costumed men jumping on the babies?

35. ANSWER

36. It is believed that the babies will be cleansed of
their original sin, which Christians believe that
all human beings carry as a result of Adam and
Eve’s disobedience towards God in the Garden
of Eden.(If the answer contains babies will be
cleansed of their sins, that is fine.)

37. 6. The Krampus festival which takes place in Austria , every
year from November to 12 days after Christmas . This festival
is based to the legend of Krampus, who is a half-man and
half-got and is believed to have been around since the pagan
times. People believed that Krampus and his army of evil elves
controlled the local mountains and causing mayhem.
However, as centuries passed and people then started
assigning a role to Krampus; he was viewed like a evil twin of a
very famous figure , X in Christianity. It was believed that X
would reward the good kids, while Krampus would punish the
naughty ones. Who is X? [Image in next slide]

39. ANSWER

40. Santa Claus

41. 7. Although the term X was coined in 1888 by another person
in Boston, Massachusetts, Henry Davis and John P.Davis. They
opened their first 96-seat theatre, the first of such in the USA ,
in 1905 and named it as X , by combining Y, which is the Greek
word for theatre and another word Z, which signified the cost
of the tickets at their theatres. Their theatre allowed people
to watch short films for 15-20 minutes , accompanied by a
pianist playing music , according to the mood of the film.
Although these types of theatres faded away later, they is still
regarded as an important event in the history of the cinema
industry. What is X? What are Y and Z?

42. ANSWER

43. X-Nickeldeon
Y-odeion(deon is also fine)
Z-Nickel.

44. 8. These men are very influential persons in Saudi
Arabia and hold important posts in the Saudi Arabian
government. They have been in the headlines recently.
Identify them and why are they in the news? [Image in
the next slide]

46. ANSWER

47. They are part of the Saudi Arabian officials who were
dismissed by the Saudi government , who were
suspected to be involved in journalist Khashoggi’s
murder.
From left to right
Head of General Intelligence for Human resources ,
Maj.Gen Abdullah al-Shaya
Advisor to the Crown Prince, Saud al-Qahtani
Deputy intelligence chief, Maj. Gen Ahmed al-Assiri.

48. 9. This famous political leader was born in a political and
affluent family. His father was a Senator while his mother was
from an affluent family. He joined the US navy during World
War II and served as a naval aviator. He was the youngest
naval aviator then. He finished his studies after the war and
eventually ventured into business and later into politics. He
held several important positions during his political career. He
was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his
services during the Second World War. Who is this famous
leader? [Image in the next slide]

50. ANSWER

51. George H.W.Bush, the 41st president of the United
States of America.

52. 10. Here are some paintings by a very famous Indian artist.
Who is he ?. Also find out the name of his very famous set of
paintings, by closely observing the paintings. [Images in the
next slide]

54. ANSWER

55. Abanindranath Tagore and “Arabian Nights”.

56. WRITTEN ROUND

57. RULES
There are 5 questions in this round.
Each question carries a base score of 10 points.
For questions with parts the points will be
divided by the quizmasters.
There is a stake of +5/+10.
Negative of -5/-10 depending on how much is
staked.
You will have to get both parts correct if you’re
staking on questions that have multiple parts.

58. 1. 1909- Nobel Prize in Literature
1921- Pultizer Prize
1970- Man Booker Prize
2009- Nobel Prize in Economics
These years are some of the significant and landmark
moments in the history of all these awards. Why are these
years significant , with respect to these awards?

59. 2. The picture shows the former Union Minister and Chief
Minister of Odisha, Bjiu Patnaik with the two stalwarts of
Tamilnadu politics, Karunanidhi and MGR, when he came to
Madras in 1979. MGR had completed two years as CM in
Tamil Nadu back then, while India was facing the prospect of a
general election soon. Bjiu Patnaik came to Madras, with the
aim of achieving something and he held talks with both
Karunanidhi and MGR regarding that. However, what Bjiu
Patnaik wanted to achieve back then, would seem virutally
impossible right now. What is it that Bjiu Patnaik wanted to
achieve? [Image in the next slide]

61. 3. Here is an excerpt from an guest editorial writtten by a very famous current
politician of India, for “the Hindu”, on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhai’s birthday. Who
is he and how do we know him?
“It will be relevant to recall his famous address to the civil service probationers in 1947
when Patel told them that the service will have to adopt its true role of national
service without being trammelled upon by traditions and habits of the past. He said:
“Officers must be guided by a real spirit of service in their day-to-day administration,
for in no other manner can they fit in the scheme of things. Your predecessors were
brought up in the traditions in which they felt out of touch and kept themselves aloof
from the common run of the people. It will be your bounden duty to treat the
common men in India as your own or to put it correctly, to feel yourself to be one of
them.” It is in the fitness of things that the National Police Academy located on the
outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, is named after him, as a tribute to the statesman.
Another aspect of the Sardar that needs to be highlighted is his graciousness and
magnanimity in readily abiding by Mahatma Gandhi’s advice to withdraw his
candidacy for the post of Congress President in favour of Pandit Nehru in 1946,
although a majority of State Congress committees supported his candidature. It was
apparent that the Congress President would become the first Prime Minister of India.
It once again proved his noble intention of placing the country’s interests above self.”

62. 4. X is one of the most famous political leaders in Pakistan ,who
always will occupy a special place in its history. His house is
located in Murshidabhad, which is about 200km from Kolkata ,
where he was born and brought up. He was a great grandson of
the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar. X spent about 5-6 years in
Murshidabhad and after that, he went to Bombay and studied at
the then University of Bombay and graduated from the Royal
Military Academy in Sandhurst. He supported the idea of
Partition and so he migrated to Pakistan and stayed there with
his family. After the Partition, his father turned the house in a
personal estate and so it was not repaired by anyone by
Independence. Due to that and because of lack of interest by
successive governments and ignorance of the existence of this
house has resulted in it not being maintained properly and is in
ruins right now. Who is X and how is he known in Pakistan?

63. 5. Below are two of the most famous personalities of the
twentieth century. X is a very famous writer who is very famous
for writing children literature novels ,while Y is a very famous
writer and political activist . X has marvelled at how Y had been
able to achieve so much, depsite her problems that she had, and
believed that he could have also achieved something if he had
faced the same problems as her. Identify both of them. [Image in
the next slide]

65. ANSWERS

66. These are the years in which these prizes
were first awarded to women.

67. He wanted to merge both the DMK and AIADMK
together. He had held talks with both of them
and after that, even the terms and conditions
were laid down and agreed to , successfully and
it seemed that merger was to happen. However,
because of some reasons, it didn’t happen.

68. M.Venkiah Naidu and he is the incumbent Vice-
President of India.

69. Iskander Mirza, He is the first president of
Pakistan.

70. X: Mark Twain and Y: Helen Keller

71. ANTI-CLOCKWISE ROUND

72. RULES
bounce and pounce
There are 8 questions in this round.
Each question carries a base score of 10 points.
For questions with parts the points will be
divided by the quizmasters.
There is a +10 if you pounce and get it right.
Negative of -5 if you pounce and get it wrong.
You will have to get both parts correct if you’re
pouncing on questions that have multiple parts.

73. 1. Below are some of the famous temples in India and abroad.
They all have been believed to have the inspiration for the
Chola ruler Raja Raja Chola for something. What is it?

74. ANSWER

75. These temples are believed to have inspired him to
build the famous Peruvudaiyar Temple at Tanjore, when
he visited them.

76. 2. The flower in the image is called Thistle, and is the national
flower of Scotland. However, the most significant presence of
this flower is found on the logo of a company, founded in
Scotland in the 1770s. The company claims to have been
successful due to contributions from more than 110 Nobel
Laureates and five American presidents. Which company?

77. ANSWER

78. Encyclopedia Britannica

79. 3. X is sent from the County Clerk Office in Texas to the
International Space Station. Once X has been received at the
International Space Station, it is utilized for its purpose and sent
back to County Clerk Office usually within a day. The County
Clerk Office is the only place on earth capable of sending X. X is
usually sent once in 4 years. ID X.

80. ANSWER

81. Ballot paper for US elections

82. 4. X is a popular board game that was created by an architect
named Alfred Mosher Butts. X was invented during the Great
Depression, and its original name was ‘Lexico’. The creator used
the front page of The New York Times to help determine X’s
rules. ID X

83. ANSWER

84. Scrabble

85. 5. X is a Japanese Animation studio founded by Y in 1985. One of
its productions was the first and only anime to win an Academy
Award. The founder, Y, is a huge lover of airplanes and named
the studio after an Italian WW1-era scouting aircraft. ID X and Y

86. ANSWER

87. Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki

88. 6. A spot known as Louis’ Lunch in Connecticut served the first X
in 1900. According to legend, when a customer asked if the meat
they ordered could be served to go, owner Louis Lassen popped
the dining spot’s “ground steak trimmings” between a pair of
bread slices, and the “X sandwich” was born. ID X (be specific)

89. ANSWER

90. Hamburger

91. 7. X is an incredibly “manly” country leader who, among other
things, has mastered two different types of martial arts. He has a
black belt in judo - something he refers to as a "life philosophy".
He took up judo in order to "keep his place in the pack" and not
be bullied because other male teenagers had started puberty
before him. He is also trained in Sambo, a martial art indigenous
to his country. Id X

92. ANSWER

93. Putin

94. 8. Originating in Tamil Nadu, the practice of X has spread to Sri
Lanka, Singapore and South Africa as well. X is part of a larger
ceremony stretching over a two-and-a-half month period where
parts of the Mahabharata is re-enacted. The festival is a
celebration of Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas. After the Battle of
Kurukshetra, Draupadi walked across a bed of fire and emerged
as fresh as a flower. X is a re-enactment of the same, and is
believed to grant a wish or blessing by the goddess. ID X

95. ANSWER

96. Theemithi festival

97. 9. McDonalds introduced X flavored broccoli in the US as an
attempt to make their menu more nutritious and encourage
children to eat more healthily at their outlets. McDonald's CEO,
Don Thompson, said "it wasn't all that". The flavor proved to be
confusing to kids, so the broccoli was never introduced. ID X

98. ANSWER

99. Bubblegum

100. 10. X is the largest tire manufacturer by unit in the world.
However, X is more famously known for its toys, that are
produced in over 130 counties. ID X

101. ANSWER

102. Lego

103. WRITTEN ROUND

104. RULES
There are 5 sky view images in this round.
Each question carries a base score of 10 points.
For questions with parts the points will be
divided by the quizmasters.
There is a stake of +5/+10.
Negative of -5/-10 depending on how much is
staked.
You will have to get both parts correct if you’re
staking on questions that have multiple parts.

106. (Be specific)

110. ANSWERS

111. BURNING MAN FESTIVAL

112. ARC DE TRIUMPHE (PARIS)

113. ANGKOR WAT (CAMBODIA)

114. LOUVRE MUSEUM (PARIS)

115. GANGA RIVER DELTA