This document summarizes a quiz event held in Margao, Goa in June 2016. It was hosted by quizmaster Mahesh Prabhu with assistance from Annie and Rajiv. The quiz had 4 rounds with a variety of questions testing knowledge of celebrities, history, geography and more. Rounds included identifying personalities in photos, multiple choice questions, and filling in blanks. Points were awarded for correct answers and deducted for incorrect or skipped questions. The theme of the final round was identifying 6 personalities who were all born in India.

1. Margao June 2016

2. Quizmaster: Mahesh Prabhu
(With a little help from his friends Annie & Rajiv)

3. Round One

4. Coming up is a series of 12 amazingly-worked Photoshop
mash-ups of celebrity faces (two people per portrait, in many
cases people linked in some way) by German artist
Gesichtermix (‘Gesicht‘ means face in German). You have to
identify both personalities in each portrait.
Answers are to be written down, and checked later.
5 points for each person correctly identified (that is, 10 points
per slide)

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13. Exchange papers, please!

14. 1

15. Charlie Sheen & Ashton Kutcher
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16. 2

17. Leonardo di Caprio and Sean Penn
2

18. 3

19. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
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20. 4

21. Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
4

22. 5

23. Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman
5

24. 6

25. Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber
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26. 7

27. Kevin Spacey and Robert de Niro
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29. Stephen Spielberg and Woody Allen
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30. Round Two

31. 16 questions, Infinite Pounce, 10 points for a
correct answer, +10/-5 on the Pounce

32. When it opened in 1924, this was the tallest hotel in the world, and
Detroit's tallest building. Its façade features the sculpture of four
notable figures from Detroit's history – General Anthony Wayne,
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe (after whose title the hotel is
named), Chief Pontiac, and Robert Navarre. Name the hotel.
1

33. The Cadillac
1

34. The man on the left is Frank Lloyd Wright. Identify the man on the
right.
2

35. Solomon R. Guggenheim
2

36. What place name has been blanked out on this book cover?
3

37. Thermopylae, which literally means ‘gates of fire’.
3

38. How did these two people become famous in 1972?
4

39. One took the photo; the other was central to it. The two people are
Kim Phuc and Nick Ut.
4

40. John William Burgon wrote this poem referring to “the inaccessible
city” which he had heard described but had never seen. The Poem
was awarded the Newdigate Prize in 1845. Which city is it about?
It seems no work of Man’s creative hand,
by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned;
But from the rock as if by magic grown,
eternal, silent, beautiful, alone!
Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine,
where erst Athena held her rites divine;
Not saintly-grey, like many a minster fane,
that crowns the hill and consecrates the plain;
But rose-red as if the blush of dawn,
that first beheld them were not yet withdrawn;
The hues of youth upon a brow of woe,
which Man deemed old two thousand years ago,
match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,
a rose-red city half as old as time.
5

41. Petra
5

42. Started by Dwarkanath and Kedarnath Anand in 1931 in Sialkot,
this company moved to Meerut in 1950, where it is based now.
They have since been much sought-after by professional users of
their products, but post-1983 witnessed a boom in demand,
especially after they began to be endorsed by a superstar in that
field who coincidentally had the same initials as the brand, and
today they are the largest manufacturers in the world of their
particular range of products. Name the brand.
6

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44. The Greater Antilles consist of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and
which other island that became a territory of the United States as
part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War
in 1898?
7

45. Puerto Rico
7

46. In Arabic, this city is known as ad-Dar al-Bayda, which has the
same meaning as the Hispanic version by which we know it, a
name with a cinematic connection. If you were to translate it into
English, however, the immediate connection that would come to
mind would be that of a famous residence on the other side of the
ocean. Which city in northern Africa?
8

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48. In Gaelic languages, the verb ‘tywys’ means to lead, giving the
term in modern Irish for the Prime Minister, the Taoiseach. The
same root leads in Welsh to the title ‘Tywysog Cymru’. What is the
holder of this title known as in English?
9

49. The Prince of Wales
9

50. The man in the middle of this group photo is a guy called Michael
Mascarenhas. What world record feat did this team help pull off
over 59 days from August to October 1990?
10

51. The airlift of 111,711 Indians in 488 Air India flights that operated
daily from Amman to Mumbai, subsequent to Saddam Hussein’s
invasion of Kuwait.
10

52. What’s on the wall on this much-shared (but almost certainly
Photoshopped) image?
11

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54. The Harpadon nehereus is a species of lizardfish that is known to
us by the name of a different creature. What do we call it?
12

55. Bombay duck
12

56. This man was born Erode Venkata Ramasami Naicker on September
17, 1879, in the town of Erode, then a part of the Coimbatore District
of the Madras Presidency. In 1929, he announced the deletion of his
caste surname Naicker from his name at the First Provincial Self-
Respect Conference of Chenggalpattu. One generally only sees
pictures of him much older, so this is an unusual portait. By what
single-word name is he generally referred to?
13

57. Periyar
13

58. What name of Krishna – also the first name of an eminent Konkani
litterateur – comes from the fact that his mother tied him to a large
urn to prevent him getting up to any mischief?
14

59. Damodar (which comes from the Sanskrit words ‘dama’, meaning
‘rope’, and ‘udara’, meaning ‘belly’)
14

60. One theory for the origin of a certain word is that it comes from the
name of the 8th century alchemist Jabir Ibn Hayyan, originally
referring to the incomprehensible jargon that Jabir and his fellow-
alchemists often used. What’s the good word?
15

61. Gibberish
15

62. One of the Navratnas in the court of Akbar, he was born Abdul
Momin, but, legend has it, began to be called
__________________ after he accidentally added extra onions to a
dish that was cooking. The dish went on to become a staple of
Hyderabadi cuisine. Name the dish or the courtier.
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63. Do Pyaaza
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64. Break!

65. Round Three

66. 16 questions, Infinite Pounce, 10 points for a
correct answer, +10/-5 on the Pounce

67. Cells are most vulnerable to the effects of radiation when they are
dividing. In humans, cell division is taking place all the time,
whereas in the case of these creatures it takes place only about
once a week, while they are molting. And since all are not likely to
be molting at the same time, only a small section of their
population would be affected. What popularly-held belief does this
explain?
1

68. That cockroaches can survive a nuclear disaster.
1

69. Why?
2

70. Albert Einstein was a Swiss patent clerk.
2

71. Newly-discovered species or genuses are often named after their
local name. The African Mahogany is a genus of seven species of
trees native to Africa and Madagascar. When it was discovered by
two Western botanists in the 19th century, they inquired as to what the
tree was called locally and named the genus khaya. Thus the trees
are called khaya senegalensis, khaya anthoteca etc. What does
khaya mean in Shona, which is what the natives spoke?
3

72. “I don’t know”
3

73. In the early 1990’s, the bassist of the band worked at a Starbuck’s
in Alberta, Canada. Since most products at a Starbuck’s are
priced $1.95, $2.95, he would frequently say “Here’s your
_______________” to his customers while returning their change,
and that’s how the band got its name. Identify the band.
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75. Peter Willey played 26 tests for England in the 1970’s and 80’s
and had an unremarkable career accept for two incidents that
have gone down in cricket folklore. The first is the famous Lillee c
Willey b Dilley scorecard entry in an England-Australia match in
1979, and the other is when Brian Johnston, commentating on a
match between West Indies and England in 1976, said “The
bowler’s _______________, the batsman’s ______________. Fill
in the blanks.
5

76. “The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey.”
5

77. In the US, if sports events are canceled due to bad weather or
other unavoidable circumstances, then spectators who have
bought tickets are not refunded their money, but given a slip like
this that can be used to buy a ticket to a future game. What are
these called?
6

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79. According to one theory, which automobile brand’s logo is inspired
by that of this brand of coal briquettes produced by the Southern
Compressed Coal Co. in the early 20th century?
7

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81. This term was originally trademarked by John Player & Sons in
1893. It refers to the way in which sailors would wind twine around
rolls of tobacco leaves allowing them to mature under
compression, and then slice off the end shredding the tobacco
when they needed a smoke. Which term?
8

82. Navy Cut
8

83. Completed in 2011 and called the ‘Laces’ building, this structure
was based on the concept of connecting bridges at various levels
acting like laces and tying the different work-spaces together.
This is the global R&D centre of which company?
9

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85. The Fox Plaza in Los Angeles is the official headquarters of
Twentieth Century Fox and has featured in several movies
including Speed, Airheads & Fight Club. Its most well-known
role, however, was as the headquarters of a fictional company in
which 1988 film?
10

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87. According to a myth prevailing in the village of Anjuna, many years
ago a procession of the goddess Santeri was winding its way
through the village streets when a man who was sitting in a
balcony above the street spat out, his spit falling straight onto the
idol. Since then, what curse is supposed to have befallen the
village, one that is largely heeded to by the villagers, with them
pointing to many examples of people who have fallen foul of the
curse?
11

88. That ill-luck will befall whoever builds a two-storied building. Most
buildings in Anjuna even today are only ground floor structures.
11

89. Peter Paul Fernandes (1936), Leo Pinto (1948), Lawrie Fernandes
(1948), Walter D’Souza (1948), Reginald Rodrigues (1948),
______________ (1972), Mervyn Fernandes (1980) and
Marcellus Gomes (1996). Fill in the blanks with what is perhaps
the most well-known name in this list.
12

90. Vece Paes. This is a list of Goans who have played hockey for
India at the Olympics.
12

91. The biggest auto exhibition in the world is held in a country that
has no automobile manufacturers of its own, which ensures a level
playing field for all exhibitors. Although the rest of the world refers
to it by its full name, in that country it is known simply as “the
Show”. Which annual event?
13

92. The Geneva Motor Show
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93. Which genus of birds, two species of which are found in India,
gets its name from the corruption of the name of a city in Gujarat
where the first specimens to be described were found in the city’s
thriving bird market?
14

94. Avadavat, from Ahmedabad
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95. In the story of Lady Godiva, her husband said he would grant her
request to remit the tolls on Coventry if she would strip naked and
ride through the streets of the town. Lady Godiva took him at his
word and, after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay
indoors and shut their windows, she rode through the town, clothed
only in her long hair. Only one person in the town, a tailor,
disobeyed her proclamation in one of the most famous instances of
voyeurism. In the story, he bores a hole in his shutters so that he
might see Godiva pass, and is struck blind. What phrase do we get
from this infamous tailor’s name?
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96. Peeping Tom
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97. Scientists have found that there isn't just one single sound when
this 'event' happens - there are actually two separate sounds. The
enclosed space has a liquid in it, and there are ligaments on each
side, holding the constituents of the chamber together. As you pull
on it, you first drop the pressure in the enclosed space - and the
ligaments get sucked in. Once this pressure gets low enough, a
bubble pops into existence - making the first of the two sounds.
Now this bubble has a certain size - on average, about 15% of the
now-bigger space. Because the space suddenly has a bubble in it,
the liquid, just as suddenly, pushes on the ligaments - snapping
them back to their original position. This snapping back of the
ligaments is the second sound. What is being described here?
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98. Cracking knuckles
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99. Round Four

100. 6 personalities to be identified, in writing
5 pts for every correct ID
Pounce for the theme
+30 for the theme on pics 1&2
+20 on pics 3&4
+10 on pics 5&6
-10 for every wrong attempt

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106. 6

107. Exchange papers!

108. 1

109. Vivien Leigh
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110. 2

111. Bob Woolmer
2

112. 3

113. Cliff Richard
3

114. 4

115. Ben Kingsley
4

116. 5

117. Freddie Mercury
5

118. 6

119. Nasser Hussain
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120. The theme - all people who were born in India

121. Thank you!