Quizzes conducted at Moss Cocktail Lounge, Domlur, Bangalore by Team Nexus - Venky, Kivi and Anirban

1. Mosstermind
Week 01

2. Venky
kiVi
Ban

3. The Rules
6 sets of 5 questions each
Each set has a 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 pointer
No Negatives
Teams of max 4 people
All answers to be written down
Please put down Table numbers
Give in your answers at the end of each set

4. Mosstermind
Week 01
IPL

5. 01
The only player to have played for a
team in last year’s edition of the IPL
and is currently coaching another
team in this year’s edition of the IPL.
Who is this player?

6. Darren Lehmann

7. 02
CONNECT

8. Hat tricks in the IPL

9. 03
Identify this Daredevil

10. Tejaswi Yadav, Laloo Yadav’s son

11. 04
His father was a professional
Portuguese footballer called Alvaro.
He was born in Funchal, Portugal.
Played for his team in the U‐19 World
Cup first in 2004 at the age of 16 and
then led the team in 2006.
Who?

12. Moises Henriques of Knight Riders

13. 05
Which Bangalore Royal Challenger
has represented his side in the
maximum number of IPL games in
both the editions of the IPL put
together?

14. Virat Kohli

15. Mosstermind
Week 01
Oscars post 2000

16. 01
Who is the only American woman to
be nominated for an Academy Award
in the Directing category?

17. 01
Sofia Coppola

18. 02
The Pianist, a 2003 drama about a
Polish Jewish musician struggling to
survive the destruction of the
Warsaw ghetto of World War II won a
few Oscars including Best Director
and Best Actor.
Where did the proceeds from the
Amsterdam premiere go to?

19. 02
Anne Frank Foundation

20. 03
The scenes of multi Oscar winner
Traffic (2000) that take place in the
White House, were shot on the sets
of a production that in turn has won
truckloads of Emmys.
Where?

21. 03
The West Wing

22. 04
2001: Shrek
2003:
2004: The Incredibles
2006: Happy Feet
2008: Wall‐E

23. 04
Finding Nemo

24. 05
Which is the last Black and White film
to be nominated for Best Picture?

25. 05
Good Night and Good Luck

26. Mosstermind
Week 01
Bengalooru

27. 01
What is the expansion of HSR in HSR
Layout?

28. 01
Hosur Sarjapur Road

29. 02
This Bungalow was built by Mark
Cubbon in the 1840s. Lewin Bowring
who succeeded Cubbon as
Commissioner purchased it in
November 1862. Before it was
purchased, the Commissioner was
paying a monthly rent of 200 rupees
for the building. Had not Bowring
purchased it for the Government
then, the bungalow would have been
private property today. What?

30. 02
Raj Bhavan

31. 03
He lived in Bangalore for 2 years
from 1640 to 1642 and married a
Bangalore woman ‐ Saibai Nimbalkar
during his stay here in 1641;
He was given Pune as a jagir to which
he returned and planned his future
strategy.
Who?

32. 03
Shivaji

33. 04
The earlier name of Shivajinagar was
Blackpally.
It was the anglicized, corrupted
version of a Kannada name. What is
ironic about the name Blackpally?

34. 04
Billi‐Akki‐Halli, which meant “Village
of White Rice”

35. 05
Kempe Gowda's successor, Kempe
Gowda II, built temples, tanks and
four watch towers that marked
Bengaluru's boundary. The four watch
towers built then are still seen today.
Three of them are in Lal Bagh, near
Ulsoor Lake and near Mekhri Circle.
Where is the fourth?

36. 05
Kempambudhi Tank

37. Mosstermind
Week 01
Apparel Brands

38. 01
His nickname was ‘The Crocodile’ and
he was part of “The fabulous four of
French tennis” during the 1920s and
1930s. The French firm Izod
contracted him to use his name after
he won the Davis cup for France in
1927.
What brand originated?

39. 01
Rene Lacoste

40. 02
This retail outfit gets its name from
the gulf between older and younger
people in the 1960s.
It is however wrongly assumed that
the name comes from a catchphrase
used by people who take pride in
their sexual preference.
Name the outfit.

41. 02
GAP

42. 03
This brand shares its name with a
1971 movie about a pair of New York
City cops who stumble on to a drug
smuggling ring.
The film won 5 Oscars including Best
Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
What brand?

43. 03
French Connection

44. 04
Tommy Hilfiger launched his
eponymous brand of clothing with a
$3 million ad campaign that declared,
“The Four Great American Designers
for Men Are: R‐L, P‐E, C‐K, T‐H.”
Who is PE?

45. 04
Perry Ellis

46. 05
Since materials were in short supply,
a design element on Levi’s called the
Arcuate was changed for a brief while
during World War II.
A pair of Levi's in good condition,
with the alternate design can fetch
thousands of $$ today.
What was this design element?

47. 05
The back pocket stitching pattern

48. Mosstermind
Week 01
Indian Politics

49. 01
Which political party has an exclusive
symbol of “Jora Ghas Phul”? The Jora
Ghas Phul designed by the founder of
the party, symbolizes the down‐
trodden grass‐root flowers.

50. 01
Trinamool Congress

51. 02
The Nagarathars are a Chettiar
community that originated in
Kaveripoompattinam under the Chola
kingdom of India. Banks established by
Chettiars include the now defunct Bank
of Chettinad, and the now ICICI merged
Bank of Madurai, Indian Overseas Bank
and Indian Bank.
Which current day politician hails from
this community?

52. 02
P Chidambaram

53. What is common to the BJP 03
candidates from:
• East Delhi, New Delhi
• Amritsar, Punjab
• Darbhanga, Bihar

54. Chetan Chauhan, Navjot Sidhu and 03
Kirti Azad – all former cricketers

55. 04
• Born in Hyderabad, India to a philosopher
father and poetess mother
• Married inter‐caste
• Brother Virendranath Chattopadhyaya,
co‐founded the Berlin Committee
• Another brother Harindranath
Chattopadhyaya was a playwright, poet
and actor
Who and what is she more popularly
known as?

56. 04
• Sarojini Naidu

57. Books written by her 05
• Shadows on the wall, 1948
• The story of Gandhiji, 1949
• We ____
• Dear to Behold: An Intimate Portrait of Indira
Gandhi
• With No Regrets ‐ An Autobiography
She and her husband fought for India's independence
and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their
two young sons. Indira's older son Rajiv Gandhi was
born in Bombay in their household.
Who?

58. Krishna Hutheesing, the youngest sister of 05
Jawaharlal Nehru

59. Mosstermind
Week 01
That’s All Folks!