3. Rules-
ID the real life personality making an
appearance in The Simpsons
Differential scoring-
+30 for 1 team
+20 for 2 teams
+10 for 3 teams
0 for 4 teams
30. Initially in 17th century X was a small
village which formed a boundary
between the main city and the Salsette
Island. In Marathi the name , Y , means
boundary or limit of a place or area. It
is an indication that the city ends over
here and Suburbs starts from here.
This is why X is still referred to as Y.
ID X and Y
32. This is Nirbheek, a revolver produced
by the Kanpur Ordnance Factories
Organization for a special purpose.
What purpose?
33. Ans-
Women’s safety.
It was named after Nirbhaya , the 2012
Delhi rape victim. Nirbhaya and
Nirbheek both mean ‘fearless’.
34. X, literally "corn flower", is the female
protagonist of a popular Pashtun Romeo-and-
Juliet-like folktale, where the two characters fall
in love in school. The two lovers, X and Musa
Khan, create a war between their respective
tribes. X, by quoting the Qura'an, shows how
comical this war was, to her elders - this leads
to ceasing of the war, and the subsequent
marriage of X and Khan. X is the pseudonym
used by Y in Y’s BBC diaries.
ID X (bonus for Y)
36. The U.S. Military has a contingency plan
called- CONOP 8888. The summary reads-
“Because Xs pose a threat to all human life,
will be prepared to preserve the sanctity of
human life and conduct operations in
support of any human population —
including traditional adversaries.”
The following Xs are a part of the plan-
radiation, pathogenic, evil magic, space
and weaponized.
ID X
39. Its upper limit is 119.5 pounds, putting
it between flyweight and
featherweight. The name is derived
from a kind of poultry found in Asia.
Name this boxing weight class, whose
Olympic champions have included
Candian Horace Gwynne, Hungarian
Tibor Osik, and North Korean Yong-Jo
Gu.
41. In Norse mythology, she was the
daughter of Loki. Her kingdom,
Niflheim, or the World of Darkness,
was divided into several sections.
Murderers, Adulterers suffered
torment in a castle filled with serpents’
venom, while the dragon Nidhogg
sucked their blood.
What is her name?
45. X was brought to the West from China
in 1st century BC. It became hugely
popular with the public. But importing
it led to high costs. To curb this,
Emperor Augustus issued edicts
restraining it’s use by men , saying that
men wearing X were considered
effeminate.
ID X
49. A dish was created during Qing
Dynasty premier Li Hongzhang's visit
to the United States in 1896. The story
is that Li wandered to a local Chinese
restaurant after the hotel kitchen had
closed, where the chef, embarrassed
that he had nothing ready to offer,
came up with the new dish using
scraps of leftovers.
Which dish?
53. Connect and give me X-
Grammy Awards in 1972,1997 and
2003;
Johnny Cash – 1969;
ElvisPresley –1972;
Led Zeppelin – 1973,1974;
Michael Jackson – 1988, 2001;
Monster Ball Tour – Lady Gaga -2011;
X, 2014
(non exhaustive list)
55. During the time of the Mongol Empire,
the army of Genghis Khan swept
across Central Asia and into Persia.
Over the subsequent centuries, their
descendants inter-married with
Persian and Turkish Muslims,
converted to Islam, and adopted the
Persian language and culture.
What were these descendants called?
59. According to the Skanda Purana this
person broke this thing himself but the
Bhavishya Purana says it was broken
by Skanda. Brahmanda Purana states
that it was broken in a duel with
Parashurama, while the Padma Purana
states that the duel was with
Balarama.
This is the origin of what famous
writing implement?
63. It was inspired by the French, but
formulated in Edinburgh, Scotland in
1768. It is now published by the
University of Chicago but still calls
itself English. It was first called ‘a
dictionary of arts and sciences’.
What is it called today?
65. This book, which is a part of an epic
series, was released in 1968
(coinciding with Mexican Olympics). It
was translated to English in 1972. The
story includes loads of puns and
satires on various topics including
performance enhancing drugs. The
film was released in 2008 (Beijing
Olympics)
Which book?
91. This the Balmoral Hotel (pic on next
slide)in Edinburgh. In February 2007 ,
the name of one of the suites was
changed and was priced at Euros 1000
per night. This change skyrocketed the
bookings for that particular room, and
has ever since been a sort of
pilgrimage site for certain fans.
What exactly did happen?
(half points if you can give me ‘fans of
what?’
92.
93. Ans-
The JK Rowling Suite.
Rowling left a signed statement written on a
marble bust of Hermes in her room saying; "JK
Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows in this room (652) on 11th Jan
2007". The room has since been renamed the
"J.K. Rowling Suite,"
96. This in image taken from a betting site.
What are these the odds for?
97. Ans-
Bets for the possible winners for the
Nobel Prize for Literature 2014.
The blank is Patrick Modiani – the
winner.
98. During the Renaissance, theatre
companies, functioning as
cooperatives, pooled resources and
divided any income. Most performers
provided their own costumes, but all
other things were considered to
belong to the company.
What theatre term arose from this
practice?
100. Mcdonalds always promotes upcoming
films through their happy meals.
However , my question is , which was
the first movie they promoted through
their first ever happy meal?
102. During olden times, British sailors
were given a certain citric fruit during
long voyages. This was done so as to
prevent scurvy.
What term did this fruit lead to?
104. The most popular cheat borne from within
the FPS genre is X - which when typed in
via the console command allows the player
to become invincible. X first appeared in a
game called Moria, which was a very old PC
game based on The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy. X allowed you to be incredibly
powerful so you could go on to defeat the
Balrog at the bottom of the Moria Maze.
ID X
106. The Parsis call them Khandiya , the
Hindus call them Chandals , while in
english, they are called Xs. A WWE
wrestler once had a manager by the
same name.
Give me the word.
108. In Greek mythology , Apollo is
represented wearing a X on his head.
In ancient Greece Xs were awarded to
victors, both in athletic competitions,
including the ancient Olympics and in
poetic meets. In Rome they were
symbols of martial victory, crowning a
successful commander during
his triumph.
ID X
110. X is named after Edward Smith Stanley
, 12th earl of X who inaugurated a type
of horse race which is still run in
England at Epson Down Racecourse. X
according to dictionaries is now used
to denote any kind of sporting event,
but is most commonly used in football,
ID X
112. In the world of Journalism, there are
various slang terms used. One of them
is the term given to correspondents
posted in conflict and war zones. They
are called as ‘X’ correspondents. X also
shares it’s name with a recent
entertainment debacle.
ID X
114. Entrepreneur – X recently gave a large
sum of money to sponsor the launch
of the books Narendra Modi: The
game changer and Being Modi .
However, the organizers forgot to send
her an invite to the event on the day of
the launch , which led to a huge clash
between the organizers and X’s
supporters.
ID X
116. “Taste of Africa” was a free event with
food, entertainment
and sport being held in a local park in
Dallas on 20th September 2014 and
was being sponsored by the Dallas
Weekly. But why did the cover page of
the sponsoring weekly go viral?
(pic on next slide)
117.
118. Ans-
The issue happened to narrowly
coincide with the United State’s first
Ebola patient who was diagnosed in
Dallas after landing on a flight from
West Africa.
120. Ans-
Solarbox
The company transforms disused
iconic London telephone boxes into
free solar
powered charging points for phones.
The new "boxes" are eco-green for
that matter.
121. Anawhrata, who ruled from 1044-
1077, was the first king to rule over all
of this country by capturing the Mon
rulers in the South. He converted his
people to Theravada Buddhism.
What country did he rule, from his
pagoda-filled capital of Pagan on the
Irrawaddy River?
123. This gentleman used to DJ as a drag queen
under the name DJ Revvlon.
He was voted “Best
Irish Gay DJ of
2000” in the
“Goscars” (Irish Gay
Community
Awards).
How do we better
know him?
125. The title location of this work was formed
by tears after a kidnapping. The story goes
that a prince is pestered by Queen Mother
to get married. That prince falls in love
with a woman who is only a human during
the night, due to a curse, which can only be
broken by a pledge of fidelity. In one
version, this ballet concludes with the
suicide of the two lovers.
Name this famous Peter Tchaikovsky ballet.
127. The channel X’s debut was in 1972 as
the Appalachian Community Service
Network, a creation of the University
of Kentucky to help cable companies
fulfill FCC requirements for an
educational channel. By the late
1980s, X had changed to its current
name. Discovery Networks bought it
in 1991 and it has slowly morphed into
a reality channel.
ID X
131. The word “salary” comes from the
Latin word “salarium” which was used
to describe the money paid to Roman
soldiers towards their purchase of salt.
What word also comes from the
Roman word for salt and refers to their
practice of salting leafed vegetables?
