Mastermind Specialized Subjects

Mastermind – Elixir 2018
History of Apple and Steve Jobs
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Harry Potter Movies
Cricket
Marvel
Relation of colour to psychology
Indian Startups
Elon Musk
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thapar Quizzing Club | October 2018
By –
Abhinav Choudhary, Bharat Kashyap and Soham Banerjee

Mastermind
History of Apple and Steve Jobs
Parth Mishra
1st Year

1. What were the last words of Steve Jobs?
ANSWER – Oh Wow! Oh Wow! Oh Wow!
2. What is the name given to the computers which run
unauthorized version of macOS on non - Apple computer?
ANSWER – Hackintosh
3. Due to its massive size and circular shape, what is the
nickname of the new Apple Park?
ANSWER - Spaceship

4. In 1997, when Apple was at the verge of collapse, WIRED
magazine had an article about 101 tips to save Apple and one
extra was added to the cover. What extra tip was this?
ANSWER – Pray
5. Apple's previous main campus was named because the
buildings formed a ring and the employees thought it would be
cool to name it after a programming error. What was the
campus called?
ANSWER – Infinite Loop
6. What did Steve Jobs do to demonstrate that there was still
space in the body of the iPod when it was first made?
ANSWER – Threw it in aquarium

7. What was the name of the Personal Digital Assistants made
by Apple which featured handwriting recognition?
ANSWER – Newton
8. Sosumi is an alert sound in Apple's Macintosh System 7
operating system. What is the logic behind the name of the
alert?
ANSWER – So Sue Me, conflict with Apple Corps
9. Apple has left a tribute to Steve Jobs by adding his iconic
glasses to iOS 7. Where can one find Steve's glasses?
ANSWER – Add to Reading List icon

10.What is the time displayed on iPhone ads?
ANSWER – 9:41 AM
11.What is the name of the computer company founded by Jobs
after leaving Apple?
ANSWER – NeXT
12.What is the game created by Jobs and Wozniak for Atari?
ANSWER – Breakout

13.What is the original name of Pixar before Steve Jobs bought
it?
ANSWER – Lucas Films
14.When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he adopted the
title iCEO. What does the i stand for?
ANSWER – Interim
15.Which famous astronomer sued Apple for using his name as
codename for the Power Mac 7100?
ANSWER – Carl Sagan

16.What name did Apple employee Jeff Raskin coin after his
favourite variety of something?
ANSWER – Macintosh
17.What is the code name given to Apple’s unibody aluminium
manufacturing process?
ANSWER – Brick
18.Which powerful line was created for Apple by Craig Tanimoto
which came to symbolize Apple over the years?
ANSWER – Think Different

19.Which term was first used by Bud Tribble at Apple to describe
Jobs’ charisma and his influence on the Macintosh team?
ANSWER – Reality Distortion Field
20.According to a popular urban legend, Apple’s logo is a
reference to which British mathematician?
ANSWER – Alan Turing

Mastermind
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Sukriti Sharma
1st Year

1. All My Children is an American sitcom which has aired from
1970. What is its influence on F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
ANSWER – Names of the characters of F.R.I.E.N.D.S
2. Which F.R.I.E.N.D.S character had a job at a shop in
Hollywood called The Bourgeois Pig and which helped him to
land the role in the person played?
ANSWER – Gunther/James Michael Tyler; barista
3. Jon Haugen played which character in the show whose
identity was not revealed until 2016 and who would have
probably made you squirm?
ANSWER – Ugly Naked Guy

4. A certain pair portrayed the role on one character interchangeably
on the show. The pair also starred in Bruce Almighty, 30 Rock and
other films. Which character did they play?
ANSWER – Marcel; Ross’ monkey
5. In the credits scene of the first episode of the sixth season – The
One After Vegas, a name was added to each character. What is the
name?
ANSWER – Arquette; Courtney Cox got married
6. In 2006, Iranian businessman Mojtaba Asadian started a new
franchise based on the show and registered a trademark in 32
countries. What did he start?
ANSWER – Central Perk

7. Jennifer Anniston’s stylist, Chris McMillan was under the
influence of marijuana when he gave her something for her
character which became iconic over the years. What?
ANSWER – Her hairstyle (‘The Rachel’)
8. What was Danny Wilde and Phil Solem’s contribution to the
show?
ANSWER – Title song
9. What is the name of the 1950’s themed diner Monica gets a
job at during season 2?
ANSWER – The Moondance Diner

10.What was the name of the superintendent at the building
where Monica lived?
ANSWER – Mr. Treeger
11.Who mugged Ross when he was a teenager?
ANSWER – Phoebe
12.Estelle has only 2 clients including Joey. What does the other
one do?
ANSWER – Eats paper

13.What was the name of Ross’ childhood dog?
ANSWER – Chi Chi
14.Which famous Hollywood actress guest-starred on
F.R.I.E.N.D.S in an episode titled ‘The One after the
Superbowl’?
ANSWER – Julia Roberts
15.What was the first name of the show under which script
writing began, until the name was eventually changed to
F.R.I.E.N.D.S?
ANSWER – Insomnia Cafe

16.Of the six central cast members on the show, who was the
only one to never receive an Emmy nomination?
ANSWER – Courtney Cox
17.Hank Azaria, the voice of Moe and Apu in ‘The Simpsons’,
auditioned twice for the character of ‘Joey’ but ended up
playing which character on FRIENDS?
ANSWER – David (Phoebe’s scientist boyfriend)
18.Maggie Wheeler played which recurring, and much hated
character on the show?
ANSWER – Janice

19.Who are the only two central characters to not have kissed
each other?
ANSWER – Monica and Phoebe
20.The child actor who played Ben went on to have a big role in
which Disney TV series?
ANSWER – The suite life of Zack and Cody

Mastermind
Harry Potter (Movies)
Ankur Sinha
1st Year

1. Which car was modified by Arthur Weasly and later used by
Ron and Harry to travel to Hogwarts?
ANSWER – Ford Anglia
2. Which actor wore black contact lenses to go with the theme of
his character?
ANSWER – Alan Rickman; Severus Snape
3. Which singing group of Hogwarts gets its name from the
animals the singers are holding?
ANSWER - Frog Choir

4. The Glenfinnan Viaduct which is the ‘bridge to Hogwarts’ can
be found in which country?
ANSWER – Scotland
5. What was Rubeus Hagrid's primary weapon after his wand
was broken when he was expelled from Hogwarts?
ANSWER - Crossbow
6. At the end of Goblet of Fire, a message mentions that which
animals were not harmed during the filming of the film?
ANSWER – Dragons

7. Who got splinched in Deathly Hallows Part 1 while
apparating?
ANSWER – Ron Weasely
8. Who is the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry’s
second year?
ANSWER – Gilderoy Lockhart
9. What shape does Harry’s Patronus take?
ANSWER – Stag

10.Where does the Dursley family live (address)?
ANSWER – 4 Privet Drive
11.Which character in the movies say, “You’re just as sane as I
am”?
ANSWER – Luna Lovegood
12.Who is the Weasley twins’ closest friend who often
participates in their shenanigans?
ANSWER – Lee Jordan

13.Harry’s wand possesses the core of which animal?
ANSWER – Phoenix feather
14.Who haunts a girls’ bathroom at Hogwarts?
ANSWER – Moaning Myrtle
15.When Ron drank a poisoned drink from Professor Slughorn,
what did Harry give to Ron to revive him?
ANSWER – Bezoar

16.What is considered to be Harry’s trademark spell?
ANSWER – Expelliarmus
17.In Quidditch, Beaters are supposed to look after which ball?
ANSWER – Bludger
18.What is the name of the sign that Professor Trelawney saw in
Harry’s teacup in the 3rd film?
ANSWER – The Grim

19.In which movie does Hedwig, Harry’s owl die?
ANSWER – Deathly Hallows Part 1
20.Which director has directed most of the Harry Potter films?
ANSWER – David Yates

Mastermind
Cricket
Yogesh Mittal
2nd Year

1. Due to security concerns, where has Pakistan played all it's
home matches since 2010?
ANSWER – UAE
2. Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) mailing address
in every capital city of Australia is Post Box number 9994.
Why is this specific number chosen?
ANSWER – Don Bradman’s batting average
3. What is the only law of cricket to have remained unchanged
since the rules were framed in 1744?
ANSWER - Length of the pitch (22 yards)

4. What term is used to refer to a situation where a batsman gets
out on a duck on the first ball of both his innings in a test
match?
ANSWER – King Pair
5. After which West Indian bowler is the ‘Chinaman’ - a type of
delivery – named?
ANSWER – Eliss Achong
6. Which two nations contested in the first ever international
cricket match?
ANSWER – Canada and the United States of America

7. In how many deliveries did AB De Villiers hit the fast ODI
century in 2015?
ANSWER – 31 balls
8. What mode of dismissal has never ever been used in Test
cricket in the history of the game?
ANSWER – Hitting the ball twice
9. In cricket, what phrase is used to refer to a situation when an
opening batman evades dismissal while all other 10 wickets
fall?
ANSWER – Carrying the bat

10.Greater Noida Sports Complex Cricket ground became the
home venue for international games of which country in
2016?
ANSWER – Afghanistan
11.Who is the only batsman to ever hit a six off the first ball of a
Test match?
ANSWER – Chris Gayle
12.Which country did Sachin Tendulkar represent as a substitute
fielder in 1987?
ANSWER – Pakistan

13.Who was the first captain of the Indian test cricket team?
ANSWER – CK Nayudu
14.What 1981 cricketing incident did the then Prime Minister of
New Zealand of Robert Muldoon describe as the ‘most
disgusting incident in the history of cricket’?
ANSWER – Underarm bowl (by Australia, on last ball)
15.Which batsman has hit the longest six in the Indian Premier
League?
ANSWER – Albie Morkel

16.What did Dennis Lillee use on the second day of an Australia-
England test match in 1979, causing much furore?
ANSWER – Aluminium Bat (accept “ComBat”)
17.Which company became the shirt sponsor of the New
Zealand cricket team for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy?
ANSWER – Amul
18.What commentary first did Nasser Hussain establish in a
West Indies vs Rest of the World match in May, 2018?
ANSWER – Commentary while being on the pitch

19.Who is the fastest Indian woman bowler?
ANSWER – Jhoolan Devi
20.Which famous Indian cricket victory is a major plot element in
the 2013 film “Kai Po Che”?
ANSWER – Second Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy,
(accept “India vs Australia 2001, or Dravid-Laxman 281”)

Mastermind
Marvel
Advitiya Pal
2nd Year

1. What did Stan Lee do to make Spider Man different from
Superman in print?
ANSWER – Added a hyphen in between (accept space in
between)
2. Marvel Comics owned the right to which word from 1975 to
1996, when they realized that it was impossible to enforce the
trademark?
ANSWER – Zombie
3. How did Marvel got around a law that increases taxes on toys
that resemble humans when it created the X-Men toys?
ANSWER – Claimed they were mutants, thus “not human”

4. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it was
founded in 1939?
ANSWER – Timely Publications
5. What was the name given to the company formed by Marvel
and DC which joined the two fantasy universes together?
ANSWER – Amalgam Comics
6. What was the name given to the company formed by Marvel
and DC which joined the two fantasy universes together?
ANSWER – Santa Claus

7. Kamala Khan, the Pakistani-American teenager is the alter
ego of which Marvel character?
ANSWER – Ms. Marvel
8. Marvel’s Dr. Doom inspired which character in Star Wars?
ANSWER – Darth Vader
9. In the movie Deadpool 2, what were Wade Wilson’s last
words?
ANSWER – Do you wanna build a snowman?

10.In 'The Avengers,' what S.H.I.E.L.D. agent does Black Widow
say first brought her into the fold?
ANSWER – Hawkeye
11.What song does baby Groot dance to at the end of 'Guardians
of the Galaxy'?
ANSWER – “I want you back”, Jackson 5
12.Who, apart from Mark Ruffalo, has played the Incredible Hulk
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
ANSWER – Edward Norton

13.What was the name of the group of soldiers who fought
alongside Captain America in World War II?
ANSWER – The Howling Commandos
14.Which actor lends his voice to Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe, starting from Guardians of the Galaxy?
ANSWER –Josh Brolin
15.In Dr. Strange, what is shown to be Wi-Fi password at
Kamartaj, a reference to the mythical lost kingdom from the
comics?
ANSWER – Shamballa

16.What is the name of the headquarters of the Fantastic Four
that replaced the Baxter Building, a nod to a seminal mid 20th
century event?
ANSWER – Four Freedoms Plaza
17.In the Iron Man comics, what is the name of Tony Stark’s
butler?
ANSWER – Edwin Jarvis (accept “Jarvis”)
18.Which early 20th century business magnate inspired Stan Lee
to create Tony Stark?
ANSWER – Howard Hughes

19.What is the name of the newspaper that Peter Parker works
as a photographer for?
ANSWER – The Daily Bugle
20.What is the name of the fictional terrorist organisation whose
presence spans the entire Marvel universe?
ANSWER – Hydra

Mastermind
Relation of colour with human psychology
Abhishek Singh
2nd Year

1. Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and poet Friedrich Schiller
made a diagram which matched 12 human occupations or traits
with colours. What is the diagram called?
ANSWER – The Rose of Temperaments
2. In the diagram in the previous question, which temperament is
associated with philosophers, pedants, rulers and colors violet /
magenta/ red?
ANSWER – Melancholic
3. Which major company uses very high energy colors like Yellow
and Red to create a sense of urgency among the customers?
ANSWER – McDonald’s

4. Which major brand uses green as its primary colour, providing a
sense of relaxation to the customers coming after a stressful day?
ANSWER – Starbucks
5. Which beverage brand which traces its origin in Nazi Germany
uses tangy, bright colours such as orange to attract impulsive
shoppers?
ANSWER – Fanta
6. Also known as the Von Restorff effect, which effect predicts that
when multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus
that differs from the rest is more likely to be remembered?
ANSWER – Isolation Effect

7. Which colour often associated with royalty, triggers emotions
of quality, richness and luxury among people?
ANSWER – Purple
8. Which colour became very popular when 6 teams of the 22
new added to major professional leagues used it as their
jersey colour?
ANSWER – Teal
9. What is the therapeutic use of colour to bring about positive
physical, mental and emotional changes called?
ANSWER – Chromatherapy

10.Which company for women launched a brand called pink,
mainly because of the colour's association with femininity?
ANSWER – Victoria’s Secret
11.Which colour is associated with the depressing period of
Picasso's life?
ANSWER – Blue
12.Which colour is linked to a sense of modernity, innovation and
cutting edge?
ANSWER – Silver

13.Which colour denotes good luck and is used in India and
China for dresses, chairs, firecrackers in a wedding, etc?
ANSWER – Red
14.Which colour is used in Islam for mosque decoration, in
Catholicism for Virgin Mary and God Father?
ANSWER – Blue
15.What is the name of the psychological test which reveals
personality through a choice of colours and their
interpretations?
ANSWER – Lüscher color test

16.Which colour in Feng Shui is associated with the water
element and evokes power, mystery, and calm?
ANSWER – Black
17.Which colour is heavily linked to Halloween in the United
States, so it can sometimes have a dark or even cartoonish
association?
ANSWER – Orange
18.Companies like UPS, Hershey’s use which colour in their
logos which signifies reliability, dependability and nurturing?
ANSWER – Brown

19.With what objective did the Japanese Railways install blue
lighting on all platforms in 2009?
ANSWER – Reduce Suicide
20.Jo B. Paletti, an American professor of psychology, in her
book has attributed what stereotype to a desire of the
American population to return to normalcy post World War II?
ANSWER – Blue for Boys, Pink for Girls

Mastermind
Indian Startups
Aabhas Kedia
3rd Year

1. What was the name of the music streaming service launched
by Flipkart?
ANSWER – Flyte
2. What did Shantanu Deshpande start after finding out that
many men in India hated the daily ritual of shaving and, if
given the option, wouldn’t shave?
ANSWER – Bombay Shaving Company
3. Who is the first Indian to get the coveted Peter Thiel
Scholarship?
ANSWER – Ritesh Agarwal

4. The brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia founded which
Internet based company in India?
ANSWER – Directi
5. Which Indian venture capital fund whose logo is indigo-blue in
colour, takes its name and inspiration from a martial arts form
that originated in Kerala?
ANSWER – Kalaari Capital
6. Which company had to change its earlier name in order to
avoid confusion with eBay?
ANSWER – Zomato; Foodiebay

7. iD Fresh Food is a food manufacturing company which makes
easy to make foods. What does iD stand for?
ANSWER – Idly Dosa
8. Which online portal was launched in the year 2000 in the US
market to provide NRIs with hassle-free Indo-American trips?
ANSWER – Make My Trip
9. Which company owns RedBus, PayU, YourBus and Djubo?
ANSWER – Ibibo; subsidiary of MMT

10.How I Braved Anu Aunty and Cofounded a Million Dollar
Company is a book by which entrepreneur?
ANSWER – Varun Agarwal
11.Which UPI based payments company has been named by
Deloitte as the second fastest growing tech company in India
with a revenue growth of 11,000%?
ANSWER – RazorPay
12.What is the name of a 2016 startup that offers subscription-
based curated journalism in the form of one story per day on
science, technology and startups?
ANSWER – The Ken

13. Which gadget has a new campaign that says how pets are
afraid of crackers and prefer music this festive season
#shoryasangeet ?
ANSWER – Saregama Carvaan
14. Which individual connects the following three start-ups –
Dogspot.in, Crayon Data and UrbanClap?
ANSWER – Ratan Tata
15. Automotive startup Ather Energy received finding of $12
million from Tiger Global in May 2015 from which online shopping
site?
ANSWER – Flipkart

16. Which educational technology company acquired Jaipur
based test prep platform Wifistudy?
ANSWER – Unacademy
17. What is the name of the ethnic wear brand launched by
Myntra which is co owned by an actor?
ANSWER – House of Pataudi
18. Mokshshil is a Ahmedabad based startup which provides help
in organising which ceremony?
ANSWER – Funerals

19. Paisaback, a web portal for cashbacks was the first company
of which Indian entrepreneur?
ANSWER – Kunal Shah
20. What drone design and manufacturing startup, based in
Bengaluru, received the ‘Best on Campus’ award at ET’s Startup
Awards 2018?
ANSWER – Skylark Drones

Mastermind
Elon Musk
Aman Rai
3rd Year

1. 1. What is the name of the game which Elon Musk created
while still at school and later sold it to a computer magazine?
ANSWER – Blastar
2. 2. What is the word used to describe people like Musk who
are high-tech entrepreneurs looking to use their wealth to
make science-fiction dreams into a modern reality?
ANSWER – Thrillionare
3. 3. After being dissatisfied with the schooling options for his
kids, what private school did he start?
ANSWER - Ad Astra School (To the stars)

4. In early 2018, a company called Tai Duc Luu trademarked
which name so that it can print and sell T-Shirts with that
name?
ANSWER – Elon Musk
5. What is the name given to his idea which planned to launch a
mini-greenhouse to Mars, growing samples of food crops to
test the feasibility of humans one day living off the planet’s
land?
ANSWER – Mars Oasis
6. Elon bought a custom-built Louis Espirit submarine car used
in which James Bond film?
ANSWER – The Spy Who Loved Me

7. After which comic book characters are the robots at the Tesla
factory named spurred by Elon’s obsession with them?
ANSWER – X-Men
8. Musk served as the executive producer of which 2005
Hollywood film along with Peter Thiel?
ANSWER – Thank You For Smoking
9. What is a Musk Jet?
ANSWER – Electric Jet

Mastermind
Napoleon Bonaparte
Rohit Rai
3rd Year

1. What is the name of the romantic novel written by Napoleon
Bonaparte?
ANSWER – Clisson and Eugenie
2. Under his command, what was his army’s most significant find
in Egypt to where he dispatched a team of scientists,
engineers and scholars to study the country’s topography?
ANSWER – Rosetta Stone
3. Influenced by Napoleon, what is the name of the theorized
condition occurring in people of short nature which is
characterized by overtly aggressive or domineering behavior?
ANSWER – Napoleon Complex

4. By what nickname did his parents and close acquaintances
call him?
ANSWER – Nabulio
5. Which famous gift did the King of Spain give to Napoleon for
his establishment as the First Consul of Spain and the French
victory in Italy?
ANSWER – Napoleon Crossing the Alps, the painting
6. What did the night writing system developed for Napoleon’s
military by Charles Barbier transform into?
ANSWER – Braille writing

7. To what phrase in English did his quote ‘A good sketch is
better than a long speech’ transform into?
ANSWER – A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
8. What did Nicolas Appert discover for the French military under
the orders of Napoleon which immensely aided the army
campaigns of the French in far flung places?
ANSWER – Food in cans does not get spoiled
9. With what part of his body was Napoleon so obsessed that he
took great care of it which led to his paintings being made in a
certain fashion?
ANSWER – Hands; his hands are in his pocket in painting

10.What was the name of the ship used by the British to ferry
Napoleon to exile on St. Helena?
ANSWER – Northumberland (accept “HMS Northumberland”)
11.Napoleon’s tomb is located inside which famous structure in Paris?
ANSWER – Hotel national d’invalides (accept “invalides”)
12.What classic musical composition was originally dedicated to
Napoleon because of his “anti-monarchical ideas” before being
rescinded when he declared himself king of France?
ANSWER – Beethoven’s 3rd symphony

13.Which battle of Napoleon was dramatized by Leo Tolstoy in his
book War and Peace making it a crucial moment in the lives of
Andrei Bolkonski and Nikolai Rostov?
ANSWER – Battle of Austerlitz/ Battle of Three Emperors
14.Which battle between the French Revolutionary troops and the
Royalist forces in 1795 earned Napoleon a title which he would
later claim to be his first title of glory?
ANSWER – 13 Vendemiaire
15.The Lion Mound commemorates which battle of the Napoleonic
Wars?
ANSWER – Battle of Waterloo

16.What is the name of the Greek horses which was mounted on
top the Arc de Triomphe by Napoleon after taking it from
Venice?
ANSWER – Horses of St. Mark
17.What did James Gillray a British caricaturist famously
popularized through his ‘Maniac ravings or Little Boney in a
strong fit’?
ANSWER – Napoleon was short in height
18.In the Battle of the Nile, Napoleon’s fleet was stopped by
which famous person in British history?
ANSWER – Horatio Nelson

19.In a letter to General Lemarois, which word is not present in
the French language according to Napoleon?
ANSWER – Impossible
20.According to Napoleon, Waterloo can wipe out the memory of
his 40 victories but nothing can wipe out is his what?
ANSWER – Civil Code/ Napoleonic Code

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