This document provides the rules and questions for a quiz session held in March 2015. It states that there will be pounced questions with plus or minus 10 points depending on correct or incorrect answers. The quizmaster's decision is final. It then lists 25 multiple choice or fill in the blank questions across topics like friends, cars, countries, companies and more. Participants were instructed to write their answers on sheets and exchange them to be scored at the end.

1. QUIZ SESSION
March,2015
SESSION BY: Spandan Bandyopadhyaya
RULES: Infinite pounce available. Write down your answer of pounced
question on the sheet. Plus 10 for correct answers and minus 10 for
incorrect answers on pounce. No negative marking in direct question.
THE DECISION OF THE QUIZMASTER IS FINAL.
HAPPY QUIZZING!!

2. 1.ID A to J
A,B and C played the lead roles in a 1994 TV show D with
the theme song E. Out of the stars of D, A was the 1st to
win an Emmy Award for her performance. She has also been
nominated for the Emmy Award more times than any
other D actor . B ranked #41 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list in
2003. C was voted as #11 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women
2004" in FHM [DK]. C is the Godmother of real life
daughter of B and F. G,H and I are the other main casts of
D. G lent his voice to a character J in the movie series of
Madagascar. H had only $11 in his pocket at the time and he
luckily landed the job. After he was given his first paycheck
the first thing he did was buy himself a hot meal. I played a
lead role in the movie 17 Again.

4. ANSWERS:
A- Lisa Kudrow
B- Courteney Cox
C- Jennifer Aniston
D- F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
E- I’ll be there for you (The Rembrandts)
F- David Arquette
G- David Schwimmer
H- Matt LeBlanc
I- Matthew Perry
J- Melman

5. 1. Connect them.

7. ANSWER: SIMPSONS
• Cast:
Dan Castellaneta- Homer Simpson
Nancy Cartwright- Bart Simpson
Yeardley Smith- Lisa Simpson
Julie Kavner- Marge Simpson
Hank Azaria- Apu

8. 2. “The Supercharged Mach 5 is an automotive
machine incomparable to any other on the racing
circuit. Its unique aerodynamic design, coupled
with its special devices, makes this car the leader
of a pack of little more than second-rate
contenders.” This was the description of the car
used in a 1967-1968 TV series in the official wikia
database of the show. Name the show.

10. ANSWER: Speed Racer

11. 3. X's dogged focus on its corresponding product, competitive
pricing and massive distribution network have helped it zoom
past its bigger rival Y in the domestic market.
The latest report brought out by the market research firm
Canalys shows that the local handset player cornered a 22%
market share in that segment in the fourth quarter of 2014
(calendar year) compared to 20% of the South Korean giant Y,
which is losing market worldwide.
This puts X in the third position in the world market.
ID X and Y.

13. ANSWER: X-Micromax India
Y- Samsung
• Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-micromax-zips-
past-samsung-in-smartphone-market-2058262

14. 4. X is an Iran’s domestically-made observation satellite. The
satellite is capable of staying in the space for 1.5 years and
taking and transmitting high-quality and accurate pictures to
stations on earth. Equipped with GPS navigation system , X,
weighing 52 kilos, is the fourth Iranian-made satellite which
was put into orbit after three others between 2009 and 2012.
ID X.

16. ANSWER: The Fajr (Dawn)

17. 5. Which country has become first in handball
history to win five world championships ?

19. ANSWER: France
• France became the first team in handball history to win five world
championships. France created the history by defeating Qatar in the
final match. It was the country’s first world title since 2011.

20. 6. During the Delhi Sultanate, who were called the Barids?

22. ANSWRS: Spies/ News Reporters
• The spy / news reporters
Barid-i-mumalik was the head of the information and intelligence
department. Only a nobleman who enjoyed the fullest confidence of
Sultan was appointed the chief barid. The Barid-i-Mumalik had to
keep information of all that was happening in the Sultanate. At local
level there were barids who used to send regular news concerning
the matters of the state to the central office. Apart from barids,
another set of reporters also existed who were known as Munihiyan.

23. 7.Intel’s founders Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce initially
wanted to name the company after themselves. Why did they
change their mind?

25. ANSWER: Because they realized it would
sound like “More Noise”.

26. 8.
Gambler and other "lowlifes", also messengers
City guard or policeman
Innkeeper
Merchant/Moneychanger
Doctor
Weaver/Clerk
Blacksmith
Worker/Farmer
Where in the world of sports would you come across
practitioners of the aforementioned occupations in that
order, from left to right?

28. ANSWERS: Chess
• Seems too far fetched, so someone guessed it to be the 8 pawns.
What an answer! These are the occupations of the 8 pawns on the
chess board!

29. 9.Where can you see all of these symbols together?

31. ANSWER: Hindustan Unilever Limited

32. 11. This is a phrase from Rule 6 of the “Laws Of The Mendip
Miners” –
“If any man do pick or steal any lead or ore to the value of 13
Pence, the Lord or his officers may arrest all his Lead or Ore with
his Grooves and workers and forfeit it and shall take the person
that hath soe offended and bring him where his house or his
workplace is and all his tools and instruments are and put him
into his house or workplace and burn it all together with him
inside and banish him.”
This is the origin of a very popular phrase. What phrase am I
talking about?

34. Answer: You’re fired/ Being fired from a job

35. 12. X is a restaurant company. The company operates 175 full
service dining restaurants: of which 13 are under the Grand
Lux Cafe marque and 1 under the Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen
marque. It also operates two bakery production facilities - one
in Calabasas, California and the other in Rocky Mount, North
Carolina. David Overton, the company's founder, established
the future chain's pattern of offering an eclectic menu and
signature product. According to him, it "does not have any sort
of arrangements with the TV show is and really pleased to be
featured in such a funny and wildly popular TV
show." Identify X.

37. Answer: The Cheescake Factory

38. 13. Q - The circle topped with a two bar cross in which the
word X resides is a variant of the Y logo, and is either "an early
European symbol for quality" or a Cross of Lorraine, as carried
by the Knights Templar into the Crusades. The X's a dot with
four radiating outward either resembles a four-leaf clover or
the cross pattee, also associated with the Knights Templar, as
well as with the German Military and today's Freemasons.
What famous design pattern is being discussed here?

40. ANSWER: Oreo

41. 14. 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.

43. ANSWER: In order that the astronauts can vote in
the presidential elections, the ballot sheet is sent to
the International Space Station!

44. 15. In Germany, there is a Bavarian town called
Herzogenaurach.
This town came into limelight after two
international companies both started in little
Herzogenaurach, and their headquarters are still
located here today.
Though initially close, the companies soon had
their differences and eventually after a bitter spat,
split up and an intense rivalry arose.
With time, Herzogenaurach became often
called The Town of Bent Necks. Why?

46. ANSWER: This is the town where Adolf Dassler and
his brother Rudolf started the companies Adidas
and Puma respectively. The rivalry between these
two companies was so fierce that people who wore
Adidas shoes would talk to only their counterparts
and similarly were the Puma fans.
So whenever a visitor from outside would visit, the
first thing the townsfolk would do was bend their
necks and stare at his feet to see which shoes he
wore to see which camp he belonged to!

47. 16. This is the print ad for which company?

49. ANSWER: Levis Low Rise Jeans

50. 17. Sperm whales eject an intestinal slurry into the
ocean, which hardens as it bobs along. This
substance that eventually gets collected
along shores. It is used for production of which
material?

52. ANSWERS: Perfumes (Ambergris)

53. 18.
• What is the significance of the old Nokia SMS ringtone of 'bip bip bip
beep beep bip bip bip'?

55. Answer:
the ringtone was Morse code for the letters SMS

56. 19. Connect these Absolut ads.

58. Answer:
The Seven Deadly Sins. From top left : Sloth, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony,
Lust, Envy and Greed.

59. CRICKET WORLD CUP ROUND

60. 20. How would you associate a 2003 invention to the following
image and to an incident in an Australian test match?

62. Answer:
• Spider cam
Steve Smith missed a catch in an India-Aus test match on 8th Jan,
2015.

63. 21. What precisely are we talking about here?

65. Answer:
All eleven were Wisden cricketer of the year.

66. 22. Who is the cricketer and what is he referring to?

69. 23.Who/ What would connect these 2 cricketers and the
respective matches?

72. 24.

74. Answer:
Starter for 10.

75. 25.

77. Answer: Kim

78. Minimalist Poster Round
• Right answer: 10
Wrong answer: 0

88. EXCHANGE YOUR SHEETS
• ANSWERS TO FOLLOW