TORQUIZ (Tathva '14 AutoQuiz) - Finals

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There are 4 rounds in the finals
Round 1 is Clockwise Infinite-Bounce (with pounce)
Round 2 is an exclusive written round on Motorsports
Round 3 is a List-It round
Round 4 is Anticlockwise Infinite-Bounce (with pounce)

ROUND 1
Clockwise infinite bounce. Pounces are allowed.
+10 on direct answer. +10/-5 on pouncing
12 Questions

1
Edwin Binney with his cousin C. Harold Smith is best known for his
invention of the Crayola crayon.
In 1905, Binney and Smith had already invented a new wax crayon used
to mark crates and barrels, but it was loaded with X and too toxic for
use by children. They were confident that the pigment and wax mixing
techniques they had developed could be adapted to make safe wax
crayons in a variety of colors. In 1905, that Binney & Smith produced
the first box of Crayola crayons
Binney found out that the material X when used for a particular use
increased the tensile strength upto 1008% and reduced thermal
damage. X eventually replaced Zinc Oxide which was used earlier for
the same purpose and changed its appearance entirely.
What was Binney’s revolutionary idea ?

THE IDEA OF BLACK TIRES
(USING CARBON BLACK)
Earlier Tires were white

2
This American automobile designer and
entrepreneur is most remembered for
his 1948 Sedan initially named the
Torpedo , an automobile which introduced
many features that have since become
widely used in modern cars. Production of
the the model was shut down amidst
scandal and controversial accusations of
stock fraud on March 3, 1949. .Only 51 cars
were made before the company folded
production, due to negative publicity
initiated by the news media. Speculation
exists that the Big Three automakers and
Michigan senator Homer S. Ferguson also
had a role in this conspiracy. George
Lucas is a notable owner of this model.
Another proud owner is the main reason
why we may know X, who honored X in his
1988 work.
Identify X or the work in the question.

3. ID X / INCIDENT
It was 1967 24 Hours of LeMans season, X recalls “I was so
stoked that when they handed me the ______I started______ at
the photographers, drivers, Henry Ford II, Carroll Shelby and their
wives. It was a very special moment What I did with the _____ was
totally spontaneous….. I was beyond caring and just got caught
up in the moment. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime
occasions where things turned out perfectly…I thought this hard-fought
victory needed something special.”
“LIFE” photographer Flip Schulke, was a popular chap on the
racing scene and X had hauled him up on to the stage before he
the incident happend. “I took one photo and then ducked,”
Schulke recalled. “When it was over X handed me _____ and
autographed it.

DAN GUERNEY – CHAMPAGNE SPRAYING

4
The name literally means “limitless expanse”. The
logo is derived from the yantra, a perfect
mathematical form representing an unbounded,
perfectly balanced universe. With an eight pointed
star in the center, the dynamic intertwined forms of
the logo according to the brand create a
continuous shape that represents the seamless
experience they will deliver. Our uniforms,
designed by the renowned fashion house,
Abraham & Thakore and the colours are drawn
from our brand palette of aubergine and gold. Id

5
This comic was based on the life of X,
titled The True Story of X, in
the manga comic book Big Comic
Superior
X also has a Japanese bento
box named after him on the menus at
some Tokyo restaurants. Bento boxes
are popular with businessmen,
students, and others who want a quick
lunch. The Financial Times called the “X
Bento" a "measure of the extraordinary
rise of X in Japan that he should be
deemed worthy enough to eat. The
Japanese take their food seriously and
do not welcome foreign intrusions. As
such, the X bento' could be seen as a
Japanese way of bestowing acceptance
upon him.“
Id X

6
Jules Albert de Dion was a pioneer of the automobile industry in
France. During 1883 they formed a partnership which became
the De Dion-Bouton automobile company, the world's
largest automobile manufacturer for a time.
At an 1899 conflagration at the Auteuil horse-race course in Paris
among other events, the President of France (Émile Loubet) was
struck on the head by a walking stick wielded by de Dion.He
served 15 days in jail and was fined 100 francs,and his behaviour
was heavily criticised by Le Vélo, the largest daily sports
newspaper in France.The result was that de Dion withdrew of all
his advertising from the paper, and in 1900 he led a group of
wealthy manufacturers to compete againt Le Velo
What was the ultimate result of these events in 1903 as a part of
the group’s publicity move?

THE MAGAZINE L’AUTO WAS FOUNDED
WHICH IN 1903 CREATED THE TOUR DE
FRANCE

7
X’s first interest in flight stemmed from Wilbur Wright's exhibition
flights.In 1910, X built his first aircraft "de Spin" ("the Spider")
At the outbreak of World War I the German government took
control of the factory. He remained as director and alleged
designer of many aircraft for the Imperial German Army Air
Service including the the Dr.I model, the triplane made famous in
the hands of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron). In all, his
company delivered about 700 military planes to the German air
force as well as supplying the German navy and Austria-Hungary.
In 1931, X sold his American aircraft plants to General Motors,
whereupon they became the company's General Aviation division.
The company name was subject to a number of jokes in popular
culture, whose mispronunciation results in negative connotation.
Which legendary manufacturer?

8
It is caused due to over 50 volatile organic compounds, which
were identified as coming from sources such as cleaning
and lubricating compounds, paint, carpeting,
leather and vinyl treatments, latex glue, and gasoline and exhaust
fumes. The total volatile organic compound levels as high as
7,500 micrograms per cubic meter were measured.
Studies around the world found several health problems
associated with this including disorientation, headache, and
irritation in some drivers. The chemicals included
the carcinogen benzene, two other possible carcinogens
cyclohexanone and styrene, and several other toxic chemicals.
Certain limits were set by the Japanese health ministry in
response to more car owners suffering from sick building
syndrome due to this.
But the intoxicating effect of the same was found to be a more
Pavlov's dog-type reaction. What is being described?

9
Id the man. What (be very specific) is going on?

ANDY WARHOL PAINTING HIS BMW ART
CAR

10
The brand Duesenberg was a status symbol in the United
States and Europe, driven by the nobility; the rich and famous,
among them Al Capone, Evelyn Walsh McLean, Greta Garbo,
Howard Hughes, Mae West, Marion Davies, Tyrone Power,
Clark Gable, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, William Randolph
Hearst….
Duesenberg became far less popular during World War II, and
it was defunct in 1937. The nickname of the company is
believed to be source of this expression meaning something
excellent or powerful. It could also be a reference to the Italian
actress pictured. In either case, reinforced by Duesenberg, an
expensive, classy make of automobile, 1920s–30s.“
Which popular expression?

11
Chrysler’s division Plymouth wanted a car able to run
14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m) and sell for
less than US$3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost
muscle car hit the street. Plymouth paid $50,000
to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts for using the name of the
character. Name the model.
Plymouth paid a $10,000 additional for obtaining the
permission to use something characteristic of the
character (copyright being held by Warner Bros itself)
What did they develop?

12 Id B, get me C too…and Explain
C
Id B. Get me C and explain.
B

B-THRUST SSC
C-CHUCK YEAGER
Thrust SSC broke the sound barrier in land piloted
by Andy Green(in the pic)
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in air
piloting the Bell X-1

ROUND 2
Exclusive written round on Motorsports & Racing.
8 Questions
+10 for each.

1
X is one of only two Italian Formula One World
Champions in the history of the sport, and the only
one to win his two championships in a Ferrari. He
was the first double world Formula One champion.
He is also famous for being the namesake of an UK
based company founded by Dutch millionaire
Klaas Zwart. Who?

2
On the evening of 24 November 2010, whilst
returning to his apartment in his central London
offices with girlfriend ,four men ambushed the pair
and robbed them of jewellery, including diamond
rings and a Y, with a total value of £200,000 .X was
left unconscious and was taken to hospital with
head injuries and a large black eye. The image of
X’s bruised face was later used in an
advertisement by Y, whose product was stolen,
with the slogan "See what people will do for a Y".
Gimme both X & Y

3. ID X
X is a complete driver and
sportsman. His drove in the Formula
1 championship and was a four time
F1 Champion. He took on opponents
like Juan Manuel Fangio, Graham
Hill and Ayrton Senna. He also twice
won the Indianapolis 500 and the 24
Hours of Le Mans four times. He also
competed in rally races, winning the
East African Safari and the Paris-
Dakar. He participated in
several stock-car,
F2, F3 and GT races. His team
(logo shown in the pic) is a family-run
French business which, in the
beginning, was
a transporting company. They also
create their own trucks and cars and
so decided to enter Formula One
racing competition.

4.
They are among the toughest things in the world. Some
of the tests they have to pass to be deemed legal to
race in are being subjected to an 800 degrees C flame
for 45 seconds (without the heat inside exceeding 70
degrees C) and a front portion that has projectiles fired
at it at around 300mph. If any of these make dents
deeper than 2.5mm, the test also fails. Modern forms
have an outer shell of carbon fiber, an inner shell of
thick polystyrene and padding. The fire-proof material
used occurs in the inner lining and is known as Nomex,
having been first used for this purpose in 1967
What is being described here?

5.
One of his early complete in-house designs was the 300 BHP Formula
Monoposto based on the Formula Atlantic Chevron B40 model nicknamed
“Black Beauty”.He designed and tested a small single seater, dubbed as
India's Formula Ford, with a Maruti 800 engine, and adapting easily
available parts, sometimes made in-house. His second design was a two
seater car named McDowell 1000 using a Maruti Gypsy 1.0 liter engine.His
most famous venture
FISSME (Formula India Single Seater Maruti Engine) widely known as
Formula Maruti was launched in 1988 in Chennai's Park Sheraton.
He was interested in many areas of mechanics, and that included his
interest in aviation as his family owned a Cessna airplane. He died on
24th of August 1995 while flying a Puspak trainers aircraft
Id this legend

6.
When it debuted in 1936, it had 23 faces. Twenty-two of the
likenesses were created featuring the driver wearing
his helmet and goggles.
It consisted of five rows of twelve squares, allowing room for 48
faces. In 2003, the original base was removed. The likenesses
of Tony Hulman and the winners from 1987-2002, were relocated
to the new base. The likeness of 2003 winner Gil de Ferran was the
first new face to be added to the new base. The current base is
capable of being used through 2033.
CNTD..

The sculptor William Behrends is in the process of
completing the 25th inductee of Ryan Hunter-Reay that
will be revealed in early December. Behrends did this
from 1900.
What is being described here?

7
(A)Jackie Stewart nicknamed the old track
"The Green Hell," and it is widely
considered to be the most demanding and
difficult purpose-built racing circuit in the
world. It features a Grand Prix race track
built in 1984, and a much longer old "North
loop" track which was built in the 1920s
around the village and a medieval castle in
the Eifel mountains. Id A
A in 1976 was the location of a painful
incident in ___’s life, Who is the person?
This incident hogged the limelight again in
2013.

8
The maneuver in the video is popularly known as the (A) turn.
(A) being the name of a profession. People working as (A)’s
were notorious for using modified high-speed cars to transport
their goods and for using daring driving maneuvers. The credit
of inventing (A) turn is given to (B) considered one of the best in
the field ever. (B) was even the subject of a biopic starring Jeff
Bridges.
(C) has its origins in the profession of (A). (A)’s used fast
vehicles . Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed
and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of
them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain
roads. The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s,
races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit.
These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern
United States, and they are most closely associated with
the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. Most races in those
days were of modified cars.
The venture (D) was started by a mechanic who had the notion
that people would enjoy watching (C), which now holds 17 of the
top 20 regularly attended single-day sporting events in the world

5.
One of his early complete in-house designs was the 300 BHP Formula
Monoposto based on the Formula Atlantic Chevron B40 model nicknamed
“Black Beauty”.He designed and tested a small single seater, dubbed as
India's Formula Ford, with a Maruti 800 engine, and adapting easily
available parts, sometimes made in-house. His second design was a two
seater car named McDowell 1000 using a Maruti Gypsy 1.0 liter engine.His
most famous venture
FISSME (Formula India Single Seater Maruti Engine) widely known
as Formula Maruti was launched in 1988 in Chennai's Park Sheraton.
He was interested in many areas of mechanics, and that included his
interest in aviation as his family owned a Cessna airplane. He died on
24th of August 1995 while flying a Puspak trainers aircraft
Id this legend

THE BORG-WARNER TROPHY (INDY 500)

7
(A)Jackie Stewart nicknamed the old track
"The Green Hell," and it is widely
considered to be the most demanding and
difficult purpose-built racing circuit in the
world. It features a Grand Prix race track
built in 1984, and a much longer old "North
loop" track which was built in the 1920s
around the village and a medieval castle in
the Eifel mountains. Id A
A in 1976 was the location of a painful
incident in ___’s life, Who is the person?
This incident hogged the limelight once
again in 2013.

A-BOOTLEGGER/BOOTLEGGING
B-ROBERT GLENN JOHNSON JR.
C-STOCK CAR RACING
D-NASCAR

AUDIENCE QUESTION
He was notorious for the many Rolls-Royces bought for his
use, eventually totalling 93 vehicles;this made him the
largest single owner of Rolls-Royces in the world at that time.
His followers planned to expand his collection to 365: a
Rolls-Royce for every day of the year
He was photographed wearing sumptuous clothing and
hand-made watches and, drove a different Rolls-Royce each
day
Who?

THE LIST IT ROUND
10 to be listed
+5 for each.
Bonus 10 for getting all correct
Please number your answers and the maximum no.
answers should be 10.

List All the Non-European nations hosting a Grand Prix
(as per Formula One 2014 Season)
(Exclude Russia)

Australia
Malaysia
Bahrain
China
Canada
Singapore
Japan
United States
Brazil
Abu Dhabi(UAE)

ROUND 3
Anticlockwise Infinite Bounce + Pounce
+10 for direct, +10/-5 for pounce
12 Questions

1
The 1961 Lincoln Continental is a four door
convertible (model 74A)with "suicide doors" and a retail
price of $7,347.
It was notorious for its inadequate cooling of the rear of the
passenger cabin while the bubble top was in place,
particularly in sunshine. In order to prevent excessive heat
and discomfort to the passengers, the top was often
removed.
This defect later proved disastrous . There after the car was
painted black and was given significant armour. How do we
remember this vehicle?

2
Sir David Brown was an English entrepreneur, managing
director of his family firm David Brown Ltd. and one time
owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thorneycroft.
In 1947, Brown saw a classified advertisement in The Times,
offering for sale a "High Class Motor Business". Brown
acquired ____ for £20,500 and, followed by the
coachbuilder Tickford in 1955. He subsequently concentrated
its manufacturing at the Tickford premises in Newport
Pagnell
Apart from these, how was he famously honoured?

3. ID THE BRAND
It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was
also exported to countries both inside and outside
the eastern bloc. It was regarded with derisive affection as a
symbol of the extinct former East Germany and of the fall of
the Eastern bloc. This is due to the fact that in former West
Germany, many East Germans streamed into West
Berlin and West Germany in these cars after the opening of
the Berlin Wall in 1989
The cars performed poorly and it was the subject of jokes
like:
• ‘What’s the best feature of a ____? ‘There's a heater at the
back to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it.’
• ‘Space for 6 people, comfort for zero, and one to push it’
The name comes from German for ‘satellite’

4
This is the bucket seat (Pic.1) is a seat contoured to hold one
person, distinct from bench seats which are flat platforms
designed to seat multiple people. It was invented by X for which a
patent was issued in 1971. He was a professional race car driver.
He had a one off outing in the British Touring Car
Championship in 1961, finishing 3rd.In the 1970 12 Hours of
Sebring he won with a Porsche 908/02 and missed winning overall
by 23 seconds. He also competed in off-road motorcycle racing.
It is a common misconception that Y (debuted in 2006) got its
name from X. But it was in fact the Pixar animator shown in Pic 2.
Id both X & Y

X-STEVE MCQUEEN
Y-LIGHTNING MCQUEEN

5
The first X was marketed in 1930 by Paul V. Galvin. He ran the
company Galvin Manufacturing Corporation with his brother
Joseph. At that time the X had not yet been developed for use in
automobiles, but Bill Lear and Howard Gates of Zenith made a
pair; Lear designed the circuit and layout, Gates did the metal
work and Lear assembled them. Bill Lear presented Paul Galvin
with the prototype, and he initially dismissed it. Later the idea was
taken up by Galvin and a 200 unit production run was made.One
of the first models, the 5T71, sold for between $ 110 and $ 130 at
the time (between $ 1,475 and $ 1,740 in today's dollars).
The product was commercially successful. The company name
was chosen as the combination of two parts first to convey the
automobile relationship and the other a common suffix used for
audio equipments of the time. The name was meant to convey the
idea of "sound" and "motion". Id X and the company

X- THE FIRST COMMERCIAL CAR RADIO
Y-MOTOROLA

6
This model was created to compete with the Ford Mustang. On
June 28, 1966, General Motors held a live press conference. It
would be the first time in history that 14 cities were hooked up in
real time for a press conference via telephone lines. The car line
was announced, with a name that Chevrolet chose in keeping with
other car names beginning with the letter C such as
the Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and Corvette. He claimed the
name, "suggests the comradeship of good friends as a personal
car should be to its owner" and that "to us, the name means just
what we think the car will do... Go!"The name was then unveiled.
Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers, "What is a
X?" and were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats
Mustangs.“
The model is known for its role in a 2007 movie and its sequels the
latest being in 2014. Id the Model & Role?

7.ID THE BRAND
Christian Erland Harald von ____ was five years old, when he saw
the Norwegian animated film Flåklypa Grand Prix; in the movie a
local bicycle repairman makes his own racing car. This gave him
the dream of creating the perfect sports car
Apart from developing, manufacturing and selling the supercars,
the brand is also involved in "green technology" development
programmes beginning with the CCXR("Flower
Power") flexfuel supercar and continuing through the present with
the Agera R. In March 2009 the CCXR was chosen by Forbes as
one of the ten most beautiful cars in history. It is also active in
development programs when it comes to plug-in electric cars'
systems and next-generation reciprocating engine technologies.

8.ID THE DESIGNER,A,B & C
He was a Greek-British designer and engineer.
In 1936, while working with a manufacturer at Cowley through the
war and towards its end started work on an advanced post war car
codenamed Mosquito that became (A)
However he was much famous for (B). Designated by Leonard
Lord as project ADO15 ,the product came about because of a fuel
shortage caused by the 1956 Suez Crisis. Petrol was once again
rationed in the UK, sales of large cars slumped, and the market for
German bubble cars boomed. Lord reportedly detested these cars
so much that he vowed to rid the streets of them and design a
'proper___ car‘. It resulted in (B)
Indians may famously remember him for his 1913 venture (C)
named after the company owner’s hometown, nicknamed the
‘bullnose’ for its distinctive round-topped radiator in the front.

ALEC ISSIGONIS
A-MORRIS MINOR B-MINI
C-MORRIS OXFORD

9
X had a 1928 Cadillac sedan and it was fully armored for
protection. It was impounded by the treasury department in
1930.
On the evening of December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor), the
Secret Service suddenly found itself in need of something
bulletproof for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to deliver his
“Day of Infamy” speech to Congress in DC. When asked
where he got the car on such short notice, the president
famously said, “I hope Mr.X doesn’t mind.”
It was the first bulletproof presidential limo
Roosevelt used the X’s car until his "Sunshine Special“
Lincoln was modified to be bulletproof, with armor plating
for the doors, bullet-proof tires, inch-thick windows and
storage compartments for sub-machine guns
Identify X

10
Chrysler Turbine Cars are automobiles powered by gas
turbine engines that the Chrysler Corporation made from 1962-
1964. It was the first and only consumer test ever conducted of
gas turbine-powered cars. The director of research recalls
“ The car reached Mexico, and I got a call from one of the
International people who said that the president of Mexico wanted to
operate the turbine on ____! I said that I thought it would work fine,
but just the same. I went to the purchasing department the next
morning and got two gallons of ____. We drained the tank on
engineering's car and dumped the two gallons in it. The car ran all
over Highland Park with no trouble. Meanwhile the president of
Mexico ran the car there on ___, but was later quite upset when
reporters failed to mention that he was driving. The turbine and
____stole the show, you might say”
FIB.

11
He worked at Sony preparing the first PlayStation, where he
helped with the design of the original hardware and controller.
He had an illustrious racing career. For the 2014 24 Hours of
Nürburgring, he finished 12th in class, driving a Nissan GTR
with Jordan Tresson, Tobias and Michael Schulze
But he is known for a venture which made him an important
figure in the worldwide automotive industry. He was hired by
Volkswagen and Nissan for promotions. Its origin can be traced
back to 1992, when he set out with a group of seven to develop
the original version, which took five years to complete
Since its debut in December 1997, over 70 million units were
sold worldwide, making it one of the bestsellers of its category.
What was this famous venture?

KAZUNORI YAMAUCHI-GRAN TURISMO

12
He is known for concepts like as the annual model
change, brand architecture, industrial design, automotive
design (styling), and planned obsolescence which
transformed the industry. The world's first university-based
executive education program started in 1931 at MIT under the
his sponsorship. In 1934, he established the philanthropic,
nonprofit X Foundation which facilitated the X award, given
each year, starting in 2003, to a film at the Sundance Film
Festival to a feature film that focuses on science or
technology as a theme, or depicts a scientist, engineer, or
mathematician as a major character.
Enough Clues in the question. Id X

THANKS EVERYONE!
THAT’S ALL 

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