This quiz was hosted on 15th May 2022 as a part of Phoenix, the technology festival of the Future Institute of Engineering and Management (FIEM). It was an open-to-all general quiz with alphabetical prelims. The top 10 teams qualified to the finals. The winner ended the quiz with 145 points, while the other positions were decided by pounce in the very last question.

2. ROUND 0
Dry Round

3. Rules
1. 1 direct question for every finalist. +20/0
2. Pounce available +30/-20 . Self Pounce not available.
1. Pass goes to immediate next un-pounced quizzer
only. +10/0

4. 1
This is a replica of the HMS Minden, which was the
first warship of the Royal British Navy to be
constructed outside the British Isles. It was
launched in 1810 after being constructed at
Bombay by a contracted shipbuilding company.
This company belonged to a prominent Indian
business family led by a “Jamsetjee”, Now, the
family holds influence across multiple business
sectors and is even matrimonially related to the
Jinnah family of Pakistan. Identify the family.

6. 1
WADIA family

7. 2
This is a DC Comics supervillain commonly seen as an adversary of Batman. A
failed game show host, the character became a criminal who leaves clues to his
crimes, but unlike the Riddler's clues, they are not in the form of riddles.
He is also the father of Stephanie Brown who became the vigilante Spoiler and
later the fourth Robin and third Batgirl.
This character also appeared in the second season of the Arrowverse series
Batwoman portrayed by Rick Miller.
Identify the supervillain.

9. 2
Cluemaster

10. 3
Identify the federal government
organisation which uses this
logo.

12. 3
United States Postal Service (USPS)

13. 4
This is Yoon Seok-yeol, who was the
Prosecutor General of South Korea up to
2021. He was dishonorably suspended from
his office in 2020 on disciplinary grounds
and resigned in March 2021. Currently, he
is in the news again for a different reason,
due to a separate event that happened last
week. Give funda.

15. 4
He became the President of South Korea

16. 5
Identify the event for which the
postal stamps in the image
were issued. Be specific.

18. 5
1st Asian Games 1951

19. 6
In 2011, Durex was trying to develop a condom that reduced erectile
dysfunction. To do this, they patented something called Zanfil Gel, which had a
vasodilating substance, and had to research how to keep that substance on the
condom without degrading it.
Another innovator about 150 years ago had similar problems in trying to make
the same substance “stick” and maintain the integrity of its container, for an
“anti-medical” purpose. His ultimate solution became extremely popular and
rapidly blew up to dominate its industry.
What substance?

21. 6
Nitroglycerin

22. 7
Madhya Pradesh - Award for Outstanding contribution to Literature
Govt of India - Award for Outstanding Contribution to the handloom industry
Govt of India - Award for recognizing acts of courage and humanity to promote
cultural harmony
State the common factor between these awards.

24. 7
All the awards are named after Kabir

25. 8
X is a widely used product in many households. It is made of Pyrethroid
Cypermethrin that is capable of paralysing the nervous system and chlorine
pathway of cell membrane leading to death. Hence, it perfectly serves the
purpose for which it is used. X’s Indian manufacturer branded it as X since
the procedure of application and functionality of X resembles an incident from
Indian mythology.
Identify the product X.

27. 8
Laxman Rekhaa

28. 9
X is a certain multinational company that holds the record for being the longest
sponsor for any sports team - 97 years as of now. It has been the sponsor for a
very successful Australian rules football team named Geelong FC. The colours
of this club - dark blue and white - are based on this company.
Identify the company.

30. 9
Ford

31. 10
As Air India started having international flights
from India to different cities around the world,
their marketing team started drawing the iconic
Maharaja in different cities. The adjacent one
was made for the flight to Brussels.
Give me the name of the “king-maker”, the
human credited with creating the Maharaja.

33. 10
Bobby Kooka

34. ROUND 1
Connect

35. Rules
1. 1 Connect question for every finalist.
2. +10/0 . Extra +5 for each correct connect, bonus +20 if you get
all 4 correct. So, total +50 marks up for grabs per question.
3. No bounce. No pass. No pounce.
1. Elimination round, 3 teams with lowest cumulative final scores
after this round are eliminated.
2. If there is a tie at the bottom of table, prelims scores will be
taken into account.

36. 1
Connect to
a retired
Indian
cricketer.

38. 1
Krishnamachari Srikkanth
- Chikka
- Jiiva, who played his role in 83
- CoE Guindy, his alma mater
- Srikkanth was a participant in JDJ 2013

39. 2
Connect to
a former
Indian
politician.

41. 2
Biju Patnaik
- Started the Kalinga Cup
- Rescued Indonesia President, helped in Independence
- Odisha govt logo, where he was CM
- Helped in liberation of Jammu & Kashmir as a pilot

42. 3
Connect to
a territory.

44. 3
Greenland
- Scene from the 2020 film Greenland
- Greenland Flag
- PM of Greenland Mute Bourup Egede
- Inuit alphabet

45. 4
Connect to
a brand /
product.

47. 4
Bourn Vita
- Amin Sayani, first radio host of BV Quiz contest
- Kajol from BV ad
- Rabindranath Tagore featured in print ads for BV
- Mondelez International - parent company of Cadbury

48. 5
Connect to an
award-winning
Hollywood
movie.

50. 5
Forrest Gump
- Run Forrest Run
- Russel Stover box of chocolates
- Vietnam + Ping Pong
- Aamir Khan, starring in Laal Singh Chaddha

51. 6
Connect to
a singer

53. 6
Ed Sheeran
- British singer
- Divide album
- = album
- Ed starred in The Bastard Executioner

54. 7
Connect to
a 2016
incident

56. 7
Harambe
- Kenya seal, with “Harambee” blocked out
- Cinncinati Zoo, where Harambe was shot
- Amba devi, inspiration for word Harambe ( “Har Har Ambey” )
- Shotgun-type used to kill Harambe

57. 8
Connect to
a movie
franchise

59. 8
Matrix
- Mathematics
- Cell matrix - biology
- Plant matrix
- Red pill/blue pill

60. 9
Connect to
a famous
female
singer

62. 9
Sia
- Voice acted in Charming
- ON - Collaboration with BTS
- Voice acted as Mrs Tiggy Winkle in Peter Rabbit films
- This is Acting - album with songs like Unstoppable & Cheap
Thrills

63. 10
Connect to
a famous
novel

65. 10
Tale of Two Cities
- Film adaptation from 1935
- Paris
- London
- Opening lines from the book

66. ROUND 2
Pick your poison

67. Rules
1. 1 topical question for every quizzer. Quizzer gets to choose
the topic.
2. +30 for correct, -10 for wrong, 0 for no answer
1. Pounce available. +40 / -20 . Self-pounce allowed. +40/-30
1. Pass goes to immediate next un-pounced quizzer only.
+15/0

68. Topics
1. Sports
2. Biz-Tech
3. Entertainment
4. International Politics
5. India & Indians
6. Literature
7. Saby-r Daabi

69. Sports
Pakistan - Natasha Raheel
USA - Paul Kennedy
Nepal - Raju Ghising Tamang
England - Henry Winter
Almost every year, these people and 189 others receive a letter each,
where they are supposed to put down their votes and make decisions as a
part of a much hyped annual event in the footballing calendar.
Who represents India in this event?

71. Sports
Dhiman Sarkar (Hindustan Times)
Ballon d’ or voting

72. Biz-Tech
On 25th June of 2021, a Bengaluru-based company made an exchange
filing request to acquire a 66.1% stake in India's leading diagnostics
solution provider chain, in a deal estimated to be worth about ₹4546
crores. The deal is important as it was promoted as the first-ever
acquisition of a listed company by an Indian Unicorn.
Give us the name of the parent company.

74. Biz-Tech
API Holdings
Pharmeasy parent company

75. Entertainment
Forthill Farm is a private family-owned estate near Belfast, Ireland. It
raises rare breeds of livestock that have fallen out of fashion with the rise
of factory farming — Gloucester old spot pigs, Herdwick sheep etc.
The farm was in deep financial trouble about a decade ago and escaped
because of a certain entity that needed the farm’s services for nearly a
decade.
What was Forthill Farm’s lifeline from its financial woes?

77. Entertainment
Game of Thrones

78. International Politics
This is Munafri Arifuddin, the CEO of PSM
Makassar football club in Indonesia. He
contested the 2018 Makassar mayoral
elections unopposed, as all the other parties
supported him. However, he still ended up
somehow losing the elections, and a
Supreme Court ruling announced ______ to
be the winner of the election.
Who won the elections ?

80. International Politics
Blank Ballot / NOTA

81. India & Indians
This is a picture of Wangchuk
Tenzing Namgyal from an old
interview. On paper, he is just a
monk and owns some hotels in
Gangtok. However, since a sad
incident in 1982, he was entrusted
with a different honorary “title” that
has even been acknowledged by
prominent public representatives.
What is the title?

83. India & Indians
Chogyal / 13th King of Sikkim

84. Literature
Although X is famous for her unique talents in an entirely different field, The
World of Homosexuals (1977) by X is considered the first study of
homosexuality in India. She treated homosexuality in an understanding light
and is considered a pioneer in the field. In the documentary “For Straights
Only”, she said that her interest in the topic came out of her marriage to a
homosexual man.
In 1988, she travelled to the US to have studies conducted by Arthur Jensen,
a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Identify X.

86. Literature
Shakuntala Devi

87. Saby’r Daabi
This is the leaderboard from the 2021
edition of an international event. The
first edition was held at Villa Park in
2003. Currently, participation has
expanded to 140+ nations, and the
upcoming edition will be hosted on 4th
June, 2022.
What event are we talking about?

89. Literature
World Quizzing Championship (WQC)