The document outlines a quiz competition comprising various rounds with different formats, including a written round, crossword clues, and general knowledge questions related to business and other topics. It includes specific questions, answers, and formats for scorekeeping, as well as bonus mechanisms like 'powerplay' and 'pounce'. The structure is designed for teams to compete, culminating in a finals round for the top performers.

1. ROUND
PRELIMINARY

2. RULES OF THE GAME
• Written round
• 25 questions
• 1 point per question
• Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25
are starred (tie breakers)
• Top 6 teams go to the finals

3. 1*
According to the economist, What
massively consumed item costs
the most in Switzerland and the
least in Venezuela?

4. 2
The royalties of which classic
book went to the Great Ormond
Street Hospital?

5. 3
Fill in the blanks in this Absolut
Vodka ad

7. 4
What extremely popular fashion
brand was started by the Bissell
family?

9. 5*
Name this person

10. 6
A blind monk sampled a
batch of wine and said ‘Come
quickly, I’m tasting stars’. The
product was named after
him. How do we know it
today?

11. 7
What are the missing words in
the official name of this famous
award/ prize won by Oliver Hart
and Bengt Holmstrom in 2016?
‘The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in ------ of ------
-----’

12. 8
Which creation by the gentleman
in picture was recently named the
brand ambassador of a mega-
sporting event.

14. 9
Advertisment for which
company?

16. 10*
Fill in the blanked out portion
of this Amul advertisment

17. 11
She was a student at Portland
State University. She would
work on a highly important
design project for a professor
of accounting and a
legendary track coach at the
same university whose role
has been played on screen by
Donald Sutherland. Name
the student

18. 12
Which organisation provided
majority of the funds for the movie
from which this still has been
taken?

20. 13
Logo of which famous
organisation?

22. 14
Which alcohol brand is sold
in Spain with a name which
means ‘little crown’ ?

23. 15*
"The scale of problem is
humongous. The government and
financial institutions are doing
everything they can. This is our
team's effort to help the cause by
using technology and knowledge
of the crowd. “ This is a quote by
the co-founders of Hiree, now a
Quikr company, about the
creation of which app?

24. 16
In 1920s prompted by the rising
demand for clothing for soldiers
in the Indian defence forces, a
Parsi gentleman set up a small
woollen mill. E.D Sassoon & Co
later took over the mill and gave
the company its present name.
Name the company

25. 17
Which sportsperson’s list of
cars owned includes a Range
Rover Autobiography, a Ford
Raptor, a Subaru Impreza and
two Nissan GT-Rs including a
gold plated one presented to
him by Nissan in 2012?

26. 18
Name this brand mascot or
the brand with which he is
associated

28. 19
Which tech billionaire authored
the famous startup advice book
"zero to one"?

29. 20*
It was designed and established
by Princess Jahanara. The bazaar,
which was shaped as a square,
was given further elegance by the
presence of a pool in the centre
of the complex. In particular, the
pool shimmered in the
moonlight, a feature which was
perhaps responsible for the
name. Which place are we talking
about?

30. 21
Advertisment for what
product?

32. 22
Which restaurant in Dubai has
been shown here?

34. 23
‘Beloved’, ‘The Great
Debaters’, ‘Precious’, ‘The
Hundred Foot Journey’ and
‘Selma’ are all films made
under a production company
founded by which famous
lady?

35. 24
Who is the writer of this
editorial?

36. 25*
In 2014, Anant Khasbardar of
Kolhapur in Maharashtra won
the logo design contest while
Bhagyasri Sheth of Rajkot in
Gujarat emerged successful
in the contest for tagline for
the logo. Which logo are we
talking about?

37. ANSWERS

38. 1*
According to the economist, What
massively consumed item costs
the most in Switzerland and the
least in Venezuela?

39. Ans
Big Mac Burger

40. 2
The royalties of which classic
book went to the Great Ormond
Street Hospital?

41. Ans
Peter Pan

42. 3
Fill in the blanks in this Absolut
Vodka ad

43. Ans

44. 4
What extremely popular fashion
brand was started by the Bissell
family?

46. Ans

47. 5*
Name this person

48. Ans
Jared Fogle

49. 6
A blind monk sampled a
batch of wine and said ‘Come
quickly, I’m tasting stars’. The
product was named after
him. How do we know it
today?

50. Ans
Dom Perignon

51. 7
What are the missing words in
the official name of this famous
award/ prize won by Oliver Hart
and Bengt Holmstrom in 2016?
‘The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in ------ of ------
-----’

52. Ans
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in Memory of
Alfred Nobel

53. 8
Which creation by the gentleman
in picture was recently named the
brand ambassador of a mega-
sporting event.

55. Ans
Goku, brand ambassador for
2020 Olympics in Tokyo

56. 9
Advertisment for which
company?

57. Ans
Max Factor

58. 10*
Fill in the blanked out portion
of this Amul advertisment

59. Ans

60. 11
She was a student at Portland
State University. She would
work on a highly important
design project for a professor
of accounting and a
legendary track coach at the
same university whose role
has been played on screen by
Donald Sutherland. Name
the student

61. Ans
Carolyn Davidson

62. 12
Which organisation provided
majority of the funds for the movie
from which this still has been
taken?

64. Ans

65. 13
Logo of which famous
organisation?

67. Ans

68. 14
Which alcohol brand is sold
in Spain with a name which
means ‘little crown’ ?

69. Ans

70. 15*
"The scale of problem is
humongous. The government and
financial institutions are doing
everything they can. This is our
team's effort to help the cause by
using technology and knowledge
of the crowd. “ This is a quote by
the co-founders of Hiree, now a
Quikr company, about the
creation of which app?

71. Ans

72. 16
In 1920s prompted by the rising
demand for clothing for soldiers
in the Indian defence forces, a
Parsi gentleman set up a small
woollen mill. E.D Sassoon & Co
later took over the mill and gave
the company its present name.
Name the company

73. Ans

74. 17
Which sportsperson’s list of
cars owned includes a Range
Rover Autobiography, a Ford
Raptor, a Subaru Impreza and
two Nissan GT-Rs including a
gold plated one presented to
him by Nissan in 2012?

75. Ans

76. 18
Name this brand mascot or
the brand with which he is
associated

78. Ans

79. 19
Which tech billionaire authored
the famous startup advice book
"zero to one"?

80. Ans

81. 20*
It was designed and established
by Princess Jahanara. The bazaar,
which was shaped as a square,
was given further elegance by the
presence of a pool in the centre
of the complex. In particular, the
pool shimmered in the
moonlight, a feature which was
perhaps responsible for the
name. Which place are we talking
about?

82. Ans

83. 21
Advertisment for what
product?

85. Ans

86. 22
Which restaurant in Dubai has
been shown here?

88. Ans

89. 23
‘Beloved’, ‘The Great
Debaters’, ‘Precious’, ‘The
Hundred Foot Journey’ and
‘Selma’ are all films made
under a production company
founded by which famous
lady?

90. Ans

91. 24
Who is the writer of this
editorial?

92. Ans

93. 25*
In 2014, Anant Khasbardar of
Kolhapur in Maharashtra won
the logo design contest while
Bhagyasri Sheth of Rajkot in
Gujarat emerged successful
in the contest for tagline for
the logo. Which logo are we
talking about?

94. Ans

95. FINALE

96. LETS WELCOME
THE 8 TEAMS!!

97. CROSSROADS
• This is a written round
• 6 Clues in the form of a crossword
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all answers correct

98. 1 Across
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The dog got famous in an instant

104. 3 Across
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Pigeonrank,
Luna/X, Gulp,
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106. 5 Down
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NASDAQ

107. ANSWERS

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121. POWERPLAY
• 12 Questions
• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
• Questions pass clockwise
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take a powerplay (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
• Points on pounce- +10/ -5
• Powerplay can be taken on pounce as well

122. 1
The Navsari buildings and Navsari
Chambers were becoming too small to
accommodate all the businesses. In the
early 1900s, they purchased a plot of
ground that was put up by the
Municipality for sale. The consulting
architect to the government joined as
the head of the company’s engineering
arm and designed and constructed a
building for them in 1924. What did he
construct?

123. ANSWER

124. Ans
Bombay House

125. 2
Price list dated 1545AD found in
Mexico City.
A turkey cock: 200
The daily wage of a porter: 100
A forest rabbit: 100
A turkey egg: 3
An avocado: 3
A fish in maize husks: 3
A large sapote fruit: 1
What common item would let you buy
these?

126. ANSWER

127. Ans
Cocoa Beans

128. 3
It was the time when fire got stolen by
tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son
to get back the fire but when he gets to
the village he forgets what his uncle
wanted and he asks all the villagers to
help him but he likes the village so
much and...instead of being a tiger he
turns into a cat.....
This is the IMDB summary for what
movie, and what is its significance in
movie history?

129. ANSWER

130. Ans
Tiger Child, 1st movie on IMAX

131. 4
A famous duo gave an electrifying
performance of a song before
showcasing the new range, at the
launch event in Mumbai. Also
present at the event were G.
Sreenivasan, President, TTK
Healthcare and Vishal Vyas.
Variants of the series include Zig
Zag, and Timeless. Name the duo
and the product being launched.

132. ANSWER

133. Ans
Dwayne Bravo & Chris Gayle,
Champion range from Skore
Condoms

134. 5
Its dimensions are 130 x 68 mm.
On one side is the Grand Mosque
and a bateel dhow ship. Its value
is approximately $3.28, as of
02.02.2017. What are we talking
about?

135. ANSWER

136. Ans
1 Kuwaiti Dinar

137. 6
In 1831 he was awarded a Royal Letters
Patent from King William IV for the
manufacture of playing cards.
In 1860 his company printed its first
paper money – the Mauritius £5, £1
and 10 shilling notes. Nearly 100 years
later Waterlow & Sons banknote and
security printing business was acquired
by the company. Name the company.
John Shepherd Barron, an employee of
the company was awarded the OBE in
2005, for what invention made in the
1960s?

138. ANSWER

139. Ans
De La Rue Instruments
Credited with the development of
the world’s first Automated Teller
Machine

140. 7
Connect:-
• A mountain range whose name
means ‘Benevolent Mountains’
• A temple in Telengana dedicated
to Lord Narasimha
• A hill comprising of seven peaks
• A group of mountains in
Junagadh district
• A word meaning Sandalwood
• A mountain associated with Sage
Agastya

141. ANSWER

142. Ans
Doordarshan Channels

143. 8
The idea for the campaign launched by
a telecom company was to get dirty in a
war of words with supporters of a rival
team. The advertisements were mostly
beeped and names of players were
used very frequently. It was launched
during the Indian Premier League in
2010. The campaign was titled IPL.
What did the P in IPL stand for? Which
company launched this campaign?

144. ANSWER

145. Ans
Indian Panga League, Virgin
Mobile

146. 9
He was a Sao Rico based financier and
the owner of Golden Oil. He financed
the ‘Peary’ expedition, which ended in
failure. His name means a sweet shop
and he has sometimes been referred to
as Blumenstein. Who are we talking
about?

147. ANSWER

148. Ans
Mr Bohlwinkel

149. 10
Isaac Perlmutter is the CEO of
this company owned by Walt
Disney. This company was
founded by the merger of
ToyBiz with another
company. Name this
company and the famous
figure (known for cameos in
movies) named as Chairman
Emeritus of the firm.

150. ANSWER

151. Ans
Stan Lee, Marvel Entertainment
LLC

152. 11
This two word brand name is
a combination of the
surname of a certain
Sebastian who was a
brewmaster at the Den
Hoorn brewery in Leuven and
a latin word. The name Den
Hoorn means ‘The Horn’.
Name the brand.

153. ANSWER

154. Ans

155. 12
Among this author’s published works
are
1. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal
Golden Braid
2. Metamagical Themas
3. I am a Strange Loop
4. Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as
the Fuel & Fire of Thinking
In 1995, he published a book, he wrote
along with other members of the Fluid
Analogies Research Group. Name the
author

156. ANSWER

157. Ans
Douglas Hofstadter

158. LINK EM UP
• 9 Visuals connected by a single theme
• If you get the theme in 1st 2 visuals- +30
• If you get the theme in Visuals 3-4- +25
• If you get the theme in Visuals 5-6- +15
• If you get the theme in Visuals 7-8- +10
• If you get the theme in Visual 9- +5
• No negatives, 1 attempt per team

159. 1

160. 2

161. 3

162. 4

163. 5

164. 6

165. 7

166. 8

167. 9

168. ANSWER

169. Ans
Cars featured in James Bond
movies
• AMC Hornet
• Chevrolet Impala
• AMC Matador
• Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
• Range Rover Sport
• Chevrolet Nova
• Triumph Stag
• Rolls Royce Phantom
• Ford Mustang

170. WIPEOUT
• Each question has 9 options, 5 of them correct
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all answers correct
• A single mistake would get the teams a 0
• Hence they can quit at any point of time

171. Who?
A
Bimal Jalan
T.T
Krishnamachari
C.D Deshmukh
D.SubbaraoT.N Seshan
Raghuram
Rajan
Y.V Reddy
Which of these people have been
Governors of Reserve Bank of India?
N.D Tiwari
Pranab
Mukherjee

172. Who?
1
Amritsar Kohima
Ranchi Raipur
Jodhpur BodhGaya
In which of these cities are Indian Institute
of Management (IIMs) located?
Surat
Udaipur
Durgapur

173. Who?
2
Mark Neveldine Jude Law
Noah Wyle Justin Long
Patrick Stewart
Ashton Kutcher
Which of these actors have portrayed
Steve Jobs in feature films or
documentaries?
Tom Hiddleston
Michael
Fassbender
Matt Damon

174. Who?
3
Titan Aerospace
GoodreadsZipDash
Oyster
FriendFeed
Which of these companies are
subsidiaries of Google?
Spool Picasa
DoubleClick
Audible.com

175. Who?
4
Clarium Capital
Whatsapp IMDb
SpaceX
Tesla Inc.
Yelp
Which of these companies have been
founded by ex PayPal employees/
founders?
Myspace LinkedIn
Airbnb

176. Who?
5
Harlow Curtice
Steve Jobs
Walter Chrysler
Larry Page
Ben Bernanke
Which of these people have been TIME
Person of the Year?
Richard Branson
Ted Turner
Jeff Bezos
Henry Ford

177. Who?
6
Harshvardhan
Neotia
Rahul Bajaj
Chiranjeevi Ranbir Kapoor
Sunil Gavaskar
Venugopal Dhoot
Which of these famous people are part
owners of teams in the Indian Super
League?
Anil Ambani
Abhishek
Bachchan
Pawan Munjal

178. Who?
7
Ranbaxy
HDFC Bank Infosys
Flipkart Vedanta
Which of these Indian companies are
listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
Yes Bank
Tata Motors
Dr Reddy’s LabsSnapdeal

179. Who?
8
Disney
Adobe
Nirma Chevrolet
Nokia
Adidas
Which of these brands are named after
real life people?
Sony
Gillette
Motorola

180. POWERPLAY-2
• 12 Questions
• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
• Questions pass anti-clockwise
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take a powerplay (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
• Points on pounce- +10/ -5
• Powerplay can be taken on pounce as well

181. 1
This Brussels based company was
named after its founder, a Greek-
American confectioner. The
company’s logo depicts a famous
Greek hero from Sparta. Name
this company.

182. ANSWER

183. Ans

184. 2
Connect

186. ANSWER

187. Ans
Bajaj V Invincible Indians

188. 3
This Winchester based company
was bought by a group of
investors led by the Wisden
Group. The investors included
American businessman Mark
Getty. In 2011 this company was
bought by Sony. Which company?

189. ANSWER

190. Ans
Hawk-Eye

191. 4
"You want a formula for success?
Take two Jews who have just
been fired, add an Irishman who
just walked away from a
bankruptcy and an Italian running
a no-name investment banking
firm." This is a quote from a
book, written by founders of a
famous company. Name the book
and the company

192. ANSWER

193. Ans

194. 5
Name the brand of coffee which
has these flavours

196. ANSWER

197. Ans

198. 6
When Fidel Castro’s rebels
came from the Cuban
mountains and took control, one
of the first orders he gave was
the destruction of all copies of
X. The reason for this was that
by the 1950s X had become a
symbol of American money and
power, which Castro wanted to
take down. Identify X

199. ANSWER

200. Ans

201. 7
The fine ingredients of what
launched in 2008 included- Wagyu
beef, white truffles, Pata Negra
ham slices, Cristal onion straws,
Modena balsamic vinegar, lambs
lettuce, pink Himalayan rock salt,
organic white wine and shallot
infused mayonnaise in an Iranian
saffron and white truffle dusted
bun. Name the company involved
as well

202. ANSWER

203. Ans
Burger King, $200 burger

204. 8
The regular features of what includes?
1. Good News
2. Bad News
3. International
4. Politics
5. Opinion
6. Tragedies
7. Jobs
8. Showizbiz
9. Fiendishly Difficult Crossword

205. ANSWER

206. Ans

207. 9
Fill in the blanks in this Amul
advertisement?

208. ANSWER

209. Ans

210. 10
Connect

211. ANSWER

212. Ans
Ray Kroc
• Mark Knopfler’s song ‘Boom,
Like That’ is about him
• Michael Keaton plays his role
in ‘The Founder’
• He was the owner of the San
Diego Padres for 10 years
• Steve Easterbrook is the
current CEO of Mcdonald’s

213. 11
Advertisements for which brand?

215. ANSWER

216. Ans

217. 12
AFL is associated with TecnoBody, one
of the World’s leading company in the
field of health and fitness products
focusing on Medical Fitness and
Rehabilitation Systems. AFL offers BASI
Systems, an extension to BASI Pilates,
an exceptional engineered tool with
high quality materials that offers best
interface between exerciser and
equipment. AFL represents Cryospace,
a leading Polish company in the field of
Cryotherapy designs. Incorporated in
Chandigarh, what does AFL stand for?

218. ANSWER

219. Ans
Abhinav Futuristics Limited

220. Tie Breaker

221. 1
The Khadi-duck is an
unconventional type of weave
that meshes three threads into
a weave, compared to the two
weaves used in conventional
weaving. Which product coded
as IS-1 uses this type of weave
as per the guidelines set by
The Bureau of Indian
Standards?

222. ANSWER

223. Ans
The Indian National Flag
The picture given above is incidentally
the first stamp released in
Independent India

224. 2
Leadenhall Street in London
was the location of the
headquarters of which
organisation from 1729 until
1861?

225. ANSWER

226. Ans
Initially a trading establishment, later
acquired military powers, controlling a
large part of India. It relinquished its
powers to the British crown after the
1857 Indian Rebellion

227. 3
The name of which airlines,
featuring an eight-pointed star
in its logo, is drawn from the
Sanskrit word meaning ‘limitless
expanse’?

228. ANSWER

229. Ans

230. AD-DICTED
• 6 Questions
• All questions based on advertisements
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take a powerplay (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10

231. 1
Ad for what?

233. ANSWER

234. Ans

235. 2
Identify the advertiser

237. ANSWER

238. Ans
Cycle Pure Agarbathies

239. 3
Which brand’s campaign?

241. ANSWER

242. Ans

243. 4
To which movie star is this
Absolut Vodka ad dedicated to?

245. ANSWER

246. Ans

247. 5
Which company came out with
this campaign, congratulating
another company on its 100th
anniversary?

249. ANSWER

250. Ans
Mercedes congratulating BMW

251. 6
Classic advertisement for which
famous brand?

253. ANSWER

254. Ans