The scoville scale measures the heat level in chili peppers based on the amount of capsaicin present. It indicates the concentration of this chemical compound that stimulates sensory nerve endings and causes the sensation of heat. Capsaicin itself has a rating of 16 million SHU.

1. • Prelim Round: 25 Questions
• 7 *-marked questions are tie
breakers.
• Top 6 teams make it to stage
• 5 Rounds on stage

2. The creator of this hugely popular
TV series drew inspiration from his
experiences of being interrogated
by the Gestapo, the German secret
state police, during World War II.
Which iconic show?

4. This 1981 Nintendo video game was the
first in which the Italian plumber Mario
appeared. There are versions of this
game where mario is the villain though in
the original one he was dodging barrels
to save his girlfriend.
What was the name of this classic video
game?

6. The post box number of the
Australian broadcasting
company is 9994. Give funda.

8. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU)
indicates the amount of capsaicin present.
Capsaicin is a chemical compound that
stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in
the skin, especially the mucous membranes;
capsaicin itself has a Scoville rating of
16,000,000 SHU.
What does the scoville scale measure?

10. It is an ambitious train journey of discovery
and transformation that takes hundreds of
India's highly motivated youth on an 15 day
national odyssey. The aim is to awaken the
spirit of entrepreneurship. The vision is to
inspire young Indians living in the middle of
the Indian demographic diamond (Rs 40 - Rs
120 per day) to lead development by taking
to enterprise. By doing so, they can turn from
job seekers to job creators. What is being
talked about?

12. Cadbury acquired this brand targeted at
consumption by smokers, a category among
which their other brands are not that
famous, in 2002. this brand X was first made
in the 1930s in Britain by the X Brothers
company (founded 1893). Which popular
brand?

14. Company Y was founded by the merging of 2 companies in
1939. They were:
1.> Tanaka Seizosho, Japan's first manufacturer of telegraph
equipment and established by Hisashige Tanaka in 1875. In
1904 it's name was changed to Shibaura Seisakusho. For the
next 30 years, the company became a major producer of
heavy electrical machinery to aid Japan's industrial rise
2.> Hakunetsusha was stablished in 1890 and was Japan's first
producer of incadescent electric lamps. It diversified
operations and in 1899 was renamed Tokyo Denki(Tokyo
Electric)
The merger of the two companies yielded a new company
which was christened Tokyo Shibaura Denki.
What name do we know it by today?

16. 8.
X joined British forces in India, saw service
in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, was
wounded at the Battle of Maiwand, suffered
enteric fever and was sent back to England
on the troopship HMS Orontes following his
recovery. There he befriended Y, and together
form one of the most famous duos. Id X & Y.

18. What does the site
TrackGandhi.com a website
which was launched in January
2007 and its american
counterpart wheresgeorge.com
do?

20. In an acidic solution, the “lawsone” molecule
can react via process called Michael addition
with keratin to create a stain. The Lawsone
molecule is also known as Henatonic acid.
What do we know this process as?

22. What connects the following:
Maulvi Ziauddin, a Pashtun insurance
agent,
Ichiro Okuda,
Matsuda,
Orlando Mazzotta, an Italian nobleman

26. Indian health and government advertising
officials approved his photograph – complete
with a graphic showing his lungs filling with
black tar – to be used on packets of popular
Gold Flake cigarettes as part of a „Smoking
Kills‟ warning campaign without his knowledge
or permission. “He” thus filed a petition against
the responsible people as despite being a non-
smoker his picture has been used in the
context without his permission. Who?

28. The photograph on the next slide shows
one of the statues of Saddam Hussein,
pulled down by the American troops in
Baghdad‟s Firdaus Square. What is a recent
work of the sculptor behind this statue,
which has become very famous too?
Hint- Think of BIG and controversial
architechtural projects undertaken recently!

31. What is Facebook 15?

35. This critically endangered species
found in India is given its local
name because of the very
prominent „Ghara‟ on the snout of
the male of this species. It also is
the only animal of the genus to
have visible gender differences.
Identify the animal.

39. X is the world's largest Champagne house.
Scarlett Johansson has been endorsing it for
some time while some Indian cebels
are brought in for short intervals. Especially
the ones which have been around for long
time but have tasted only moderate
success recently. Previously it was Arjun
Rampal & now its Abhay Deol.
ID X.

41. 21.
OCEANUS, TETHYS,
HYPERION, THEIA, COEUS,
PHOEBE, CRONUS, RHEA,
THEMIS, MNEMOSYNE, CRIUS,
LAPETUS.
12 in number. What are they
collectively known as ?

45. 23.
Who is a NOOGLER ?

49. 25*.