Grand finale of top 8 teams from both online prelims and on campus prelims X-Quiz-It @ Equinox 4.0

2. ROUND 1 – INFI BOUNCE
• 12 Questions
• 10 marks per question

3. 1
• Which word, which is heavily prominent in social media
these days, has been selected by Oxford Dictionaries as the
‘Word of the Year 2013’?

4. 1
• Selfie

5. 2
• The Miss Universe pageant owes its origin to the woman
in the picture, Yolande Betbeze, winner of the 1951 Miss
America pageant. Put funda.

6. 2
• After becoming Miss America, she refused to pose in a
swimsuit from its major sponsor, Catalina Swimwear.
• It withdrew from Miss America and set up the Miss
Universe contest.

7. 3
• Connect.

8. 3
• Anjali Tendulkar owns 35%, and Aarti Sehwag owns 25%
of Sports Mechanics, a Chennai-based firm founded by the
Indian team's video analyst Subramanian Ramakrishnan.

9. 4
• UK-92,480 was a compound designed by the company X to
treat angina, a heart disease, but the trials were
disappointing and it caused an unusual side effect.
• Identify X, and how do we know the compound better?

10. 4
• Pfizer, Viagra

11. 5
• X was first launched in 1961 by City Bank of New York (no
longer called this way), but was not accepted by the
customers.
• Barclays bank relaunched it in 1967 naming it Barclays’ De
La Rue.
• In some parts of the world it is called “hole in the wall”.
• Identify X.

12. 5
• ATM Machine

13. 6
• Which airline provides fares to its passengers by the
combined weight of the passengers and their luggage on a
kilo basis?
• They even offer special seats based on your weight.

14. 6
• Samoa Air

15. 7
• X, a one time leader in its domain, recently sold off a
majority of its operations.
• X Corporation’s computer division X Data launched a line
of micro computers named Mikro Mikko in the 1980s.
These were known for good ergonomy.
• This line was later sold to Fujitsu who marketed it under
the brand name ErgoPro.
• Identify X

16. 7
• Nokia

17. 8
• Who are these?
Tarryn Page
Stacey Rethman
Ricky Williams
Rea Rangaka
Anushka Life
Zoe Van Rooyen
Astara Mwakalumbwa
Nceba Mpiliswana
Makaziwe Bili
Sonwabile Kelengeshe
Yolande Breedt

18. 8
• Vodafone Zoozoos

19. 9
• In 1997, Edward de Bono invented the word ________ to
describe the act of being different just for the sake of being
different (and believing that it equals “creativity”).
• What is this word, which is very often used by the adworld people?

20. 9
• Crazitivity

21. 10
• The dress in the image is known as a Hobble Skirt. Which
famous trademark did this design inspire?

22. 10
• Coca Cola bottles

23. 11
• Govt. of India’s Directorate of Visual Publicity (DAVP), and
the ITC were threatened to be sued in 2012, for this antismoking campaign. Why?

24. 11
• English footballer John Terry’s face was used as part of
anti-smoking pictorial warnings for use on cigarette
packets in India.

25. 12
• This company asked Facebook users to choose one of two
options: "like" the new Facebook page and declare
yourself a "true fan" or accept a coupon for a free product
of competitor and be banned from Company’s Facebook
page forever.
• Identify the company.

26. 12
• Burger King

27. ROUND 2 – THEME ROUND
• 8 Questions - 10 marks per question.
• Positives/Negatives for identifying the central
correctly/wrongly given on the respective slides.
• Maximum one guess allowed per team for the theme.
theme

28. +16/
-8
• Founded in 1982, the company X is the UK's largest
sporting retailer, and operates over 500 stores worldwide.
• It is listed on the FTSE 100, and has been a publicly traded
company since 2007. Some of the brands owned by X
include Donnay, Slazenger, Dunlop etc.
• Identify the company X.

29. +16/
-8
• Sports Direct

30. +14/
-7
• Connect (non-exhaustive list)

31. +14/
-7
• Volkswagen brands.

32. +12/
-6
• X is a chain of fast food retail outlets which is positioned
as a Quick Service Takeaway Chain. It was launched in the
year 2010 from Pune. Singer Akon was present on the
occasion to launch the series of retail outlets.
• Identify X.

33. +12/
-6
• Venky’s Xprs

34. +10/
-5
• The company X was initially based at Abbey House
in Weybridge, a large two storey office building on the
edge of the St. George’s Hill estate, before moving to
Stamford Bridge, London in 2003.
• Its shareholders sold their 50 percent stake in OAO
Russian Aluminum (UC RUSAL), now the world's largest
aluminum producer, in 2004.
• Identify the company.

35. +10/
-5
• Millhouse Capital

36. +8/
-4
• X is a UK-based online gambling company offering sports
betting, poker, casino, games, and bingo, as well as video
streams on sporting events; with over seven million
customers in two hundred countries.
• Samuel L. Jackson represents the company in their
Australian TV advertising.

37. +8/
-4
• Bet365

38. +6/
-3
• The company X announced its Indian low-cost subsidiary
in February 2013, which would be operated as a joint
venture along with Tata Sons, with X holding 49% in the
JV.
• Identify X.

39. +6/
-3
• AirAsia

40. +4/
-2
• The company X, registered in New York and
Delaware, owns and rents out shopping malls across the
US. During the recession, this business of the Glazer family
was severely hit. Id the company.

41. +4/
-2
• First Allied Corporation

42. +2/
0
• X, an American sports investment company was
incorporated in Delaware in 2001, as New England Sports
Ventures when John W. Henry joined forces with Tom
Werner, Les Otten, The New York Times Company and
other investors.
• It formally announced its name to X in the year 2011.
• Identify X.

43. +2/
0
• Fenway Sports Group

44. ANSWERS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Sports Direct
Volkswagen
Venky’s
Millhouse Capital
Bet365
AirAsia
First Allied Corporation
Fenway Sports Group

45. CENTRAL THEME
• Companies of Football Team owners
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Sports Direct
:
Volkswagen
:
Venky’s
:
Millhouse Capital :
Bet365
:
AirAsia
:
First Allied Corporation
Fenway Sports Group
Newcastle United (Mike Ashley)
VfL Wolfsburg
Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea (Roman Abramovich)
Stoke City (Peter Coates)
Queens Park Rangers (Tony Fernandes)
:
Manchester United (Malcolm Glazer)
:
Liverpool

46. ROUND 3 – INFI BOUNCE
• 12 Questions
• 10 marks per question

47. 1
• What business first is this book significantly known for?

48. 1
• It was the very first book sold online by Amazon.com

49. 2
• This word is of Italian origin, and in Italian refers to a male
or female "bartender", who typically works behind a
counter, serving both hot drinks (such as espresso), and
cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• This word is also the name of a well known brand in India.
• Identify.

50. 2
• Barista

51. 3
• What’s blanked out in this dilbert strip?

52. 3
• Venture Capitalist

53. 4
• Connect this unique list

54. 4
• Only people to feature in TIME Magazine’s X-ed covers.

55. 5
• “It’s simple, it’s cheap, it’s indestructible,” said U.S
journalist Larry Kahaner, who wrote a history of the ___
called
The ____: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War
• “You can fix it with a coat hanger and a piece of gum. You
can bury it for 10 years in the sand, pick it up out of the
ground and it still works.”
• What is it?

56. 5
• AK47.

57. 6
• In 1932, the founder of this brand entered a small San
Antonio cafe and purchased a product whose owner was
eager to sell his small business. He purchased the recipe
and began to sell the product from his Model T Ford.
Today, it is a global brand. Name it.

58. 6
• Frito Lay Chips, founded by CE Doolin.

59. 7
• The sower, an 1850 painting by Jean-François Millet (in
the pic) inspired the logo of one of the four largest
English-language publishers in the world. Which
company?

60. 7
• Simon and Schuster, Inc.

61. 8
• The man seen here in the picture with his invention, was
an Austrian glass cutter and jeweller born in Bohemia. He
later founded a company with two others which is a huge
success today. Which company?

62. 8
• Swarovski

63. 9
• In 2012, RBI released a commemorative coin of Rs 1000
denomination. Why?

64. 9
• To commemorate 1,000 years of Brihadeeswara temple of
Thanjavur.

65. 10
• In recognition of Usain Bolt's contribution to sports and
his automotive enthusiasm, this unique gold-painted car
was auctioned to benefit the Usain Bolt Foundation in
2012. Which company did this?

66. 10
• Nissan (The model was GT-R)

67. 11
• The person in the pic, Wayne Mclaren developed lung
cancer in 1990, he cited his 30-year smoking habit as the
cause of his cancer. Just before his death, a television spot
was filmed showing images of him appearing as the
cowboy juxtaposed with those of him on his hospital bed.
How do we know him better?

68. 11
• Marlboro Man

69. 12
• The word, being in French and difficult to pronounce, was
called by its abbreviated name, which also entered the
OED subsequently.
• What technique did Albert Humphrey pioneer at Stanford
University in the 1960s using data from Fortune 500
companies?

70. 12
• SWOT Analysis.

71. ROUND 4 – WRITTEN (RELATIVE)
• Identify Print Ads, Exchange sheets after completion of round.
• Marks:
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7 if only one team gets it right.
6 if only two teams get it right.
5 if only three teams get it right.
4 if only four teams get it right.
3 if only five teams get it right.
2 if only six teams get it right.
1 if only seven teams get it right.
Zero if all eight teams get it right.

72. ROUND 3 – INFI BOUNCE
• 12 Questions
• 10 marks per question

73. 1

74. 2

75. 3

76. 4

77. 5

78. 6

79. 7

80. 8

81. 9

82. 10

83. EXCHANGE SHEETS!

84. 1

85. 1
• Intel

86. 2

87. 2
• Cocaine

88. 3

89. 3
• Hot Wheels

90. 4

91. 4
• Fevicol

92. 5

93. 5
• Volkswagen

94. 6

95. 6
• Nissan

96. 7

97. 7
• Honda CBR1000RR

98. 8

99. 8
• Guinness

100. 9

101. 9
• Faber Castell

102. 10

103. 10
• National Geographic Kids