Mind Surf - Finals

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 Infinite Bounce
 12 questions
 10pts on correct answer
 Passing a question does not decrease its points
 Quiz master‟s decision will be final in all cases

Question 1 – Teaser 

 Microsoft Windows NT was the first Windows OS to introduce this
concept.
 UNIX is famous for this concept during the early days of computing
(and still now too…)
 Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) is the first Android to introduce this concept.
 What concept?

Answer 1 – Teaser 

 User accounts
 Or more accurately, multiple
user accounts.

Question 2

 Drug addiction led, Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys fame), to a
mental illness which caused him hydrophobia.
 He subsequently never did this, because he feared that: ―Fire might
come out – or gas—or snakes—or, most terrifyingly of all, nothing at
all.‖
 What?

Answer 2

 Shower or wash himself.

Question 3

 Shadja
 Rishabha
 Gandhara
 Madhyama
 Panchama
 Dhaivata
 Nishadam

 What are they?

Answer 3

 Shadja - Sa
 Rishabha - Ri
 Gandhara - Ga
 Madhyama - Ma
 Panchama - Pa
 Dhaivata - Dha
 Nishadam - Ni

 The Sapta Swaras of Indian Classical Music

Question 4

 The sport has India dominating the world in both the men‟s and
women‟s version.
 India has won all the five World Cups [4 men‟s + 1 women‟s] held so
far with not even a single defeat in all the series.
 India is also the winner of all the Asian games and has also won 7
Gold and 1 Silver out of the 8 possible medals in the South Asian
games in the sport.
 Which sport?

Question 5

 If I tell you that there is a Hello World program of a language below,
what would be the language‟s name?

This is the ‘below’
part :P

Answer 5

 Whitespace, a programming
language developed by
Edwin Brady and Chris Morris
at the University of Durham.
 Released on 1 April 2003 (April
Fool's Day), it uses only
[Space], [Tab] and [Enter] as
the only allowed characters
and ignores all other
characters.

Question 6

 Identify the creature.

Question 7

 Google Doodle for…?

Answer 7

 Two in one – Valentines Day (14th Feb 2013) & 154th B‟Day of George Ferris

Question 8

 How do we know Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger better?

Answer 8

 Pope Benedict XVI

Answer 9

 The Euro (€) symbol
on the earliest
versions of the
Comic Sans MS font.
 The „eye‟ was
removed as the
European Union
considered suing the
USA for it.

Question 10

 What is so special about this
plaque?
 [I am looking for a name of a
person, other than Adolf Hitler]

 [Larger picture on next slide.]

Answer 10

 It is the 3rd Prize awarded for
UMS Razor Blade, Coimbatore
company during an exhibition
in March 1936 held at Leipzieg,
Germany.
 The company was founded
and operated by G. D. Naidu.

Question 11

 Where was the music video for Gangnam Style shot??

Question 11 – Answer

 In Gangnam, South Korea. :P

Question 12 - ;)

Question
continues on next
slide…

Question 12 - ;)

 ID the singer.
 A Bonus of 10pts. to any team who can give me the name of the
song and it‟s claim to fame. [10 if you give both. 0 if you give none
or either…]

Answer 12 - ;)

 Eduard Khil, famed Russian singer.
 The song‟s name is “I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back
Home”.
 The video of the song, which is non lexical and has no words,
became an internet meme by the name “The Trolololololololol…
Guy”

Bonus coming up.. Get your
buzzers ready!

Bonus Q - Answer

 Uncyclopedia, a
parody of Wikipedia.

Round 2 – Connect the dots
―PATTERN PASSWORD, ANYONE?‖

Round 2 – Connect the dots

 6 questions + 1 Mega connect
 10 pts. on correct answer.
 Teams failing to hit the buzzer should write down the answers. In
case of the buzzer-hitting-team not answering, teams with correct
answers will be awarded 5 pts. each.

 Mega Connect gets you 25pts.
 No negatives. PLEAAAZZEEE MAKE GUESSES!!
 Quiz master‟s decision will be final in all cases.

Answer 1

 All are Google’s April Fool Hoaxes.

 Aside: Gmail was actually introduced on April 1st, 2004. Many
ignored it as they thought it was a hoax.

Question 2

A Bonus of 10 pts. to any team who can give the names of all
four.

Answer 2

 November 14th.

 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Children‟s Day)
 Sir Frederick Grant Banting (World Diabetics Day)
 Yanni, famed Greek musician
 Prince Charles of Wales

Question 4

Clue: Think Beatles.

Answer 4

Portraits of people removed from the original cover art of The Beatles‟ Sgt. Peppers
Lonely Heart Club Band album.

Answer 5
 New York City

 UN
Headquarters
 Gotham City
[nickname of
New York city]
 NYPD flag

Answer 6

 All are Hanna – Barbara Creations.

Mega Connect – Hit that buzzer!!!

Mega Connect – Solution
7 Deadly Sins

Wrath
(Wrath of the Titans) Gluttony
(World’s fattest
man)

Lust
(Operation Lusty)
Envy

Pride

Sloth Greed

Round 3 – Paint or Photoshop?
―NOW WHICH IS BETTER TO EDIT THAT PROFILE PICTURE OF MINE??‖

Round 3 – Paint or Photoshop?

 7 categories
 Pick a topic and challenge another team
 2 questions under each topic
 10 pts. on each correct answer.
 Bonus 5pts if you get both right.
 No negatives.

Politics - Questions

 What is common between P. Chidambaram, Manmohan Singh and
George Bush?

 X completed his MBA in Institute of Management and Technology,
Ghaziabad. X was employed with Delhi bureau of BBC and then
with General Motors for 2 years. In 2009, he was selected from Ajmer
Constituency as a Member of Parliament. He remains the Youngest
Person to be inducted into the Parliament. Identify X.

Politics - Answers

 They were all victims of being Shoe-Hit during speeches. :P

 Sachin Pilot

Movies - Questions

 ID the minimal movie
posters.

Sports – Questions

 The Deccan Gymkhana of Pune, so named and baptised by the
great Indian leader Lokmanya Tilak drafted the first ever rules and
regulations for this game.

 ID the person.

Sports – Answers

 Kho Kho

 Magnus Carlsen, the current
World No. 1 in Chess

Food – Question

 In a restaurant kitchen, Chef de cuisine, is the term used to denote
the Executive Chef and Head Chef. What do you call the chef who
is second in command?

 This famous dish comes from the words ittu and aavi in Kannada
means cooked by 'keep'ing in 'steam„ and in Tamil the words ittu
and ali means the food which is cooked/baked and served. Which
famous dish?

Food – Answer

 Sous Chef

 Idli 

Video Games – Question

 Sierra Nevada
Pacific Coast
Redwood Forest feature in…?
Palm Desert
Green Valley
 ID the famous video game company
bearing the logo which recently
went bankrupt and is now a wholly
owned subsidiary Infogrames.

Video Games – Answer

 Road Rash [the track names]

 Atari

India – Questions

 Why?

 X played a major role in
setting up IIM-A. As a gratitude
they have named a library in
his honour. X also convinced
the Indian government to start
an organization after the
launch of Sputnik 1 by Russia.
Today, we have a space
centre named after him. ID X.

India – Answers

 To disguise and protect the
Taj Mahal from flying
bombers during World War II.

 Vikram Sarabhai.

Technology – Questions

 ID the person on the right.

 Originally called, Boot to
Gecko, this project aims to
bring the openness of the
Web to all devices. Viewed
as a threat to current
mobile operating systems
like Android and iOS, this
project holds a lot of
promise. Which project?

Technology – Answer

 Vinod Dham – popularly,
the Father of the Intel
Pentium Chip.

 Originally called, Boot to
Gecko, this project aims
to bring the openness of
the Web to all devices.
Viewed as a threat to
current mobile operating
systems like Android and
iOS, this project holds a lot
of promise. Which
project?

Time for Bonus Q… Get that buzzer
ready…

Bonus Q

 Living enlightenment.
 Guaranteed Solutions for Lust, Fear,
Worry ....
Books by…?
 Meditation is for You: An Introduction to
the Science and Art of Meditation.
 Open the door... let the breeze in!

Bonus Q – Answer
Books by Swami
Nithyananda :P

Round 4 – [Ctrl + F]
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THAT Y? [YEAH Y, SINCE YOU PEOPLE SEEM TO
HATE THE POOR X A LOT…]

Round 4 – [Ctrl + F]

 6 questions
 Buzzer round
 20 pts on direct. 10 pts if you ask for a clue. 5 pts if you ask for
another clue.
 No negatives. SO MAKE GUESSES!!!


 urbandictionary.com defines the word Y as, ―a term used to (more
often sarcastically) refer to a person as a big shot. More often, this is
used in a response statement to someone bragging about himself.‖


 Made popular by the movie ―Boss Engira Bhaskaran‖


 Made popular by the movie ―Boss Engira Bhaskaran‖
 Think Santhanam. :P

Answer 1 – Teaser 

 Appatakkar 

Question 2

 Y is a geometrical line drawing composed of curved loops, drawn
around a grid pattern of dots.

Question 2

 Y is widely practised by female Hindu family members in front of their
homes to signify ―Welcome‖ to all, especially the Gods and
Goddesses, especially during the month of Maarghazhi.

Question 2

 Y is widely practised by female Hindu family members in front of their
homes to signify ―Welcome‖ to all, especially the Gods and
Goddesses, especially during the month of Maarghazhi.
 Y is a form of painting that is drawn traditionally using rice
powder/white rock powder often using naturally/synthetically
coloured powders in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and
most parts of Kerala and some parts of Goa, Maharashtra,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and a few other Asian countries.

Answer 2

 Kolam
 Rangoli
 And it’s other names…

Question 3

 Y is a multi-purpose sail boat with a motor or lateen sails that is used
in the Maldives. Y is largely used for deep sea fishing and
transportation. Though Y is a Maldivian word, the word rhymes with
the Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Konkani word for Y, possibly
suggesting the trade relations with Maldives.

Question 3

 Y also shares its name with a famous and iconic person associated
with cricket in India.

Question 3

 Y also shares its name with a famous and iconic person associated
with cricket in India.
 Y also happens to be a name of a quite recent Tamil movie.

Question 4

 Y was born in Calcutta, the capital of British India, on 12 January
1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival. Y's father Vishwanath Datta
was an attorney of Calcutta High Court.

Question 4

 Y visited several cities in Japan such as Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo, and some places in China and Canada
en route the United States. However, to his disappointment he learnt
that no one without credentials from a bona fide organisation
would be accepted as a delegate. He came in contact with
Professor John Henry Wright of Harvard University who invited him to
speak at the university.

Question 4

 Y visited several cities in Japan such as Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama,
Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo, and some places in China and Canada
en route the United States. However, to his disappointment he learnt
that no one without credentials from a bona fide organisation
would be accepted as a delegate. He came in contact with
Professor John Henry Wright of Harvard University who invited him to
speak at the university.
 Y‟s speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions (which opened
on 11 September 1893) at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of the
World's Columbian Exposition is internationally acclaimed till today.

Answer 4

 Swami Vivekananda

Question 5

 Y was created by Paul Buchheit.

Question 5

 The idea for Y was brought by Rajen Sheth (popularly called ―The
father of Google Apps‖) during an interview with Google.

Question 5

 The idea for Y was brought by Rajen Sheth (popularly called ―The
father of Google Apps) during an interview with Google.
 Y released on April 1st, 2004.

Question 6

 Urbandictionary.com defines Y as ―A catchy phrase to accompany
your clever pranks.‖ Y is also officially trademarked by Warner Bros.
Inc.

Question 6

Inc.
 Brazilian biologist Andre Nemesio has named a newly discovered
species of Brazilian orchid bee ―Euglossa Y‖ in honour of "the clever,
funny, 'nerd' character of his favourite TV Show" because the bee
had tricked scientists for some time with its similarity to other species.

Question 6

Inc.
 Brazilian biologist Andre Nemesio has named a newly discovered
species of Brazilian orchid bee ―Euglossa Y‖ in honour of "the clever,
funny, 'nerd' character of his favourite TV Show" because the bee
had tricked scientists for some time with its similarity to other species.
 His favourite TV Show is “The Big Bang Theory”.

Round 5 – :O
―WE ACTUALLY COULDN’T THINK OF ANY NAME FOR THIS ROUND :P‖

Round 5 – :O

 6 questions

 Rules: QUIZ MASTER WILL EXPLAIN :P (Duh!)

Question 1

 What are these?

Answer 1

 Bugdroids – the originally proposed logo for Android.

Question 2

 First issue of…?

The guy in the
picture is Joseph G.
Cannon, a retired
Speaker of the
United States House
of Representatives.

Answer 2

 TIME Magazine

The guy in the
picture is Joseph G.
Cannon, a retired
Speaker of the
United States House
of Representatives.

Question 3

 Very recently, Hasbro, the makers of the Monopoly board game,
allowed people to vote out one among the 8 tokens available in
the standard set and choose a new one in, in their Facebook page.
As per the results, Monopoly no longer features the Iron (it was voted
out). What token was voted in, as its replacement?

 A bonus of 10 pts. to any team who can give the names of all the 8
tokens..

Answer 3

 The newly voted in token is the Cat.
 Other tokens are:
 Wheelbarrow
 Battleship
 Racecar
 Thimble
 Boot
 Scottie Dog
 Top Hat

Question 4

 Identify this guy

Answer 4

 John McAfee, the
founder of
McAfee antivirus
and McAfee Inc.

Question 5

 Vinod Khosla
 Andy Bechtolsheim
???
 Scott McNealy
 Bill Joy

Answer 5

 Sun Microsystems. They were the founders.

Question 6

 The name of this clan has a legendary origin in traditional oral history
and folklore, in that it is said their heroic progenitor, Fairbairn, the
standard-bearer and squire to the King of Scotland, saved his
master in battle.
 It is said that he lifted the King onto his own horse with one arm after
the King's horse had been killed under him in battle.
 The King bestowed upon him the name, by which the clan is known.
 Today many people bearing the surname are famous celebrities.
 What name?

Round 6 – Themes
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THAT X?

Round 6 – Themes

 6 questions
 Buzzer round
 10 pts. for correct answer.
 NO NEGATIVES !!!
 Connect all the answers to arrive at the final theme.
 Write down them and raise your hand. If you get it right, you get
[25 + (5 x No. of remaining questions)] pts.

Question 1

 Known by the natives as Uluru, this structure is a prominent landmark
of Australia.
 How do we know it better?

Question 2

 This Autobot has the motto ―Do it with Style, or don’t bother doing
it.‖
 This Autobot also happens to be the smallest of all Autobots in the
movie and transforms into a Pontiac Solstice GXP in the Michael Bay
movie.
 Which autobot?

Question 3

 This corn based food/snack is the official state snack food of Illinois,
a title which it acquired as a result of an Elementary School Project.
 During the Great Depression, this was the only cheap food available
and hence provided a source of income to deprived families.
 It is also popular among movie lovers.
 Which food?

Question 4

 Established by Captain Sundaram in 1959, in Chennai (then
Madras), this society was formally registered in 1964 under the
Societies Registration Act.
 It is now one of the country's largest animal welfare organisations.
 Which society?

Question 5

 Lanthanides, Actinides and many transition metals come under this
category.
 Although originally called so, today the term is disputed by the
IUPAC substituting the more appropriate “toxic metal”.
 What term?

Question 6

 Originating from the Late Latin contra meaning "against", used in the
sense of "that which lies against, or opposite to, the view―, this term
today means a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political
geography.
 Which term?

Let‟s look at the answers…

Answer 1

 The Ayers Rock

Answer 4

 Blue Cross of India

Connect Answer

 Rock
 Jazz
 Pop
 Blues
 Samba
 Country

 Music genres

Thank You

 The Principal and The Head of the Department, for extending their
greatest support.
 The staff, for encouraging and helping us.
 The participants, for their active participation [Pardon the pun!]
 The audience, for bearing with us.
 Thank You All!!!

- The Mind Surf team. 

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