PICK YOUR POISON

RULES

• There are 6 questions with different marking schemes.

• Starting with lowest-ranked team, each team gets to

choose which question they would like to attempt

• Option of taking a Jack by each team, wherein they can

double the stakes after seeing the question.

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+50/-25+40/-20

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• Based on 2012 Information, this bank was the third

largest in the world, as measured by total assets, by

Bloomberg and Forbes. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (author of

the black swan) was one of the former employees of this

universal bank. This bank is also the title sponsor of many

major lawn-tennis tournaments. Name this Bank.

Answer

• BNP Paribas

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• “When I was a kid and played with my friends, I always

chose to be _____ . I let my friends share the names of

my other idols between themselves.”- Zinedine Zidane

• This person has been record goal scorer of France, until

Thiery Henry surpassed him in 2007. Due to his

leadership, as well as his technical and creative attributes,

he was given the nickname "Le Roi". Name the person.

Answer

• Michel Platini

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• This game was patented under the name 'Sphairistike' by

Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1874. Charles VIII of

France died in 1498 after hitting his head on the door of

this game playing arena. George VI is the only member of

the royal family to have ever competed in this game.

Louis X was history first player to be known by name.

• Name the Game?

Answer

• Lawn Tennis

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• It was actually developed in 1879 by Joseph Lawrence, a

chemist in St. Louis, Missouri as a powerful surgical

antiseptic. It was later sold, in distilled form, as both a

floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea. Originally

marketed by the Lambert Pharmaceutical Company

(which later became Warner-Lambert), it is manufactured

and distributed by Johnson and Johnson.

• Name the product which we are talking about?

Answer

• Listerine

• It is named after Joseph Lister, a pioneer in antiseptic

surgery.

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• It is Walmart's 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2)

datacenter which is located in Caverna, Missouri, near the

Arkansas border. The datacenter has a supposed

capacity of over 460 terabytes of data, or 460 trillion bytes

of data. It is built directly on top of bedrock which gives it

maximum strength to withstand many natural and man-

made disasters. It is also self-sufficient with generators

and the capability to retain data link with the Wal-Mart.

• Name this place.

Answer

• Area 71

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• Laxmi Publications Group, Wintech Taparia, Aura Inc.,

INDUS Enviro, Eko India Financial Services Private

Limited.

• What do these Indian start-ups have in common?

Answer

• BIT Mesra