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Gurgaon Quiz Circle presents ~ April Isn’t The Cruelest Month ~ A GENERAL QUIZ Quizmaster – Karun Sethi
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Gurgaon Quiz Circle

presents

~ April Isn’t The Cruelest Month ~

A GENERAL QUIZ

Quizmaster – Karun Sethi

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Rules (Yes, seriously):

- Your Quizmaster is your best friend for the next 90 odd

minutes. And also your worst enemy. Tread carefully.

- Look out for subtle hints.

- 5 rounds: Mixed Bag 1, Business, India, Entertainment and

Mixed Bag 2. There are 12 questions in each round.

- Scoring patterns change with each round.

- Lastly, do not scream, shout, Google or Bing (sic) your

answers.

- May the best team win!

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Round 1: Mixed Bag 1

Direct: +10

Pass: +5

No negatives

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1. What is this minimalist poster a reference to?

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Answer Follows

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Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris.

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2. Barack Obama pleased the crowds on his recent

India visit by quoting the words: “Senorita, bade bade

deshon mein…” from DDLJ.

This was also done because his Indian counterpart

Narendra Modi had uttered a famous movie line on

his maiden American visit.

What words did Modi say?

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Answer Follows

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Modi had uttered the iconic words from Star Wars:

“May the force be with you.”

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3. The first documented use of the word X dates back

to 1916, when it was used to describe performers

who were known for doing crazy things like biting

the heads of various small live animals or eating live

insects and the like. These performances were thus

known as “X shows”.

This word itself came from a Low German word that

meant a freak or a simpleton. Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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The word is Geek.

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4. Who is the founder of this record label?

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Answer Follows

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Akon

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5. According to the Hindu religion, this place was

first created in the mind of Lord Brahma after which

it manifested on Earth. As per Buddhism, this is

where Queen Maya conceived Buddha. In Jainism,

this is associated with the first Tirthankara Lord

Shree Rishabhdev.

What is being talked about here?

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Answer Follows

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Lake Mansarovar

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6. There was a 3 minute hoax report broadcast

on April Fools’ Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs

program Panorama, purportedly showing a family in

southern Switzerland harvesting X from their family

tree. At the time, X and its method of preparation

was relatively little-known in the UK. A number of

viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on

growing their own X trees. Decades later, CNN called

this broadcast “the biggest hoax that any reputable

news establishment ever pulled.” Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Spaghetti

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7. This is the picture of a device used by the Chinese

in the early second century AD. What was its

primary use?

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Answer Follows

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This “device” was used to detect earthquakes. The

large container had water, and if it fell out from the

dragons’ mouths, that indicated seismic vibrations.

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8. The following is an “exhaustive” list of people,

currently in the news:

Lincoln Chafee

Martin O’Malley

Bernie Sanders

Joseph Biden

Jim Webb

X

Identify X and complete this list.

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Answer Follows

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X = Hillary Clinton

This is the list of the 2016 US President nominees.

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9. Identify the logo.

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Answer Follows

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internet.org – the initiative by Mark Zuckerberg.

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10. Identify this gentleman. He’s the only cricketer to

play Test cricket for both India and England.

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Answer Follows

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Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

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11. The woman in this photo is Shalini Singh, who is

media-shy, contrary to her husband who makes

“headlines” every few weeks. Who is the more

famous husband?

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Answer Follows

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Yo-Yo Honey Singh

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12. As scary as it sounds, being buried alive was once

a common occurrence. People who feared

succumbing to such a fate were buried in special

coffins that were connected to bells or chimes above

the ground. At night, guards listened for any noise in

case they had to dig up a living person.

Which modern day English phrase has its origin

from this rather unusual practice?

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Answer Follows

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The phrase is “saved by the bell” which means “escape

from a difficult situation narrowly or by an

unexpected intervention”.

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Round 2: Business

Direct: +10

Pass: +5

No negatives

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1. This firm was founded by Ashish Hemrajani,

Parikshit Dar and Rajesh Balpande, all three alumni

of Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai

University. They had been working for J.W.

Thompson, SPAR and Chatterjee Soros Group,

respectively.

In 2007, they officially came up with this firm, which

almost every one of us knows about. Which firm?

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Answer Follows

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bookmyshow.com

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2. This is the Coat of Arms of a famous “entity”

granted in 1698. Identify.

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Answer Follows

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The East India Company

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3. The Honest Company is a consumer goods company,

co-founded by Brian Lee, Sean Kane, Christopher

Gavigan and X that emphasizes non-toxic household

products to supply the marketplace for ethical

consumerism. Identify X, who is probably the most

famous founder.

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Answer Follows

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Jessica Alba

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4. X owned a bakery in Alba, Piedmont, an area

known for the production of hazelnuts, and initially

sold a batch of 300 kilograms of Pasta Gianduja in

1946. This was originally a solid block, but X started

to sell a “smoother” version in 1951 as Supercrema.

How do we know this product today?

I need the product and not X. If you know X, you

know the product.

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Answer Follows

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X = Pietro Ferrero and the product is Nutella.

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5. Ram Sumiran Pal, Ram Niwas and Manoj Sharma

were the infamous brains behind something that

rocked India in 2011. What?

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Answer Follows

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The Speak Asia scam.

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6. What was special about this Fanta advertisement?

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Answer Follows

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This was apparently an “edible” print advertisement.

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7. In the modern business and start-up lingo, what

does the term “sweat equity” mean?

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Answer Follows

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It means that the founder(s) and/or employees are

paid in stocks and NOT in cash for all their hard-

work (sweat and a few tears maybe).

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8. The name X is taken from the last line of a Chinese

poem written during the time of the Song dynasty.

The line goes as follows: “Having searched thousands of

times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, she is there in

the dimmest candlelight.”

X literally means “hundreds of times” and represents

the persistent search for the ideal. What is X?

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Answer Follows

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Baidu, the Chinese search engine.

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9. Identify these “not so gentle” men, who were in

the news recently for their controversial statements

about artificial insemination.

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Answer Follows

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Domencio Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

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10. Founded as an independent company in 1996,

this firm was acquired by Amazon in 1999.

Its name was chosen such that it represented the

parallel between the largest repository of knowledge

in the ancient world and the potential of the Internet

to become a similar store of knowledge.

Identify this firm.

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Answer Follows

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Alexa, inspired by the Library of Alexandria.

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11. Identify the “intelligent” advertiser.

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Answer Follows

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Monopoly

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12. Following her death in 2007, Prime Minister

Gordon Brown paid her tribute by calling her “one of

the country’s true pioneers” and an “inspiration to

businesswomen”. He said: “She campaigned for

green issues for many years before it became

fashionable to do so and inspired millions to the

cause by bringing sustainable products to a mass

market.”

Who is the lady in question?

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Answer Follows

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Anita Roddick, who founded The Body Shop.

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Round 3: India

Direct: +20/-5

Pass: +10/0

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1. What is this map representing?

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Answer Follows

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Silk Route

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2. The word X can be traced to the Persian word

sanbosag. It supposedly originated in the Middle East

prior to the 10th century. Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an

Iranian historian mentioned it in his history Tarikh-e

Beyhaghi. It was introduced to the Indian

subcontinent in the 13th or 14th century by traders

from the Middle East.

What is being talked about here?

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Answer Follows

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Samosa

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3. What was the name of this recent rescue operation?

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Answer Follows

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Operation Raahat

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4. Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, the founders of

X, are two IIT Bombay graduates. Bhavish worked

for Microsoft 2 years and then started an online

company to sell short duration tours and holidays.

While running that business for a couple of months,

he took a car rental and had a very bad experience.

This experience inspired him to start X, where he was

joined by Ankit.

Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Ola Cabs

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5. The word X has been in use in English since the

1870s, replacing the word gammadion from Greek

origin. It was loaned from a Sanskrit term meaning

“any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a

mark made on persons and things to denote

auspiciousness, or any piece of luck or well-being”.

However, it is stigmatized in some of the Western

countries. Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Swastika

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6. Which city in India gets its name after this goddess

and the famous temple built in her honour?

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Answer Follows

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Mumbai, named after Mumba Devi.

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7. Developed by a team of Bengaluru based techies,

Dwingloo was first tried in the Karnataka state-run

FlyBus service between Mysore and Bengaluru

airport.

The start-up, Dwingloo Technologies, believes that its

product is best suited for countries like India.

What exactly does this product do?

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Answer Follows

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The box, called Dwingloo, acts as a modem and

streams videos into your smartphone at zero data

cost.

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8. A little risqué for its time. Identify the advertiser.

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Answer Follows

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Bombay Dyeing

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9. According to Hindu mythology, there are only four

people to have heard the Bhagwad Gita from Krishna

and seen his Vishvarupa (universal) form. Three of

these were Arjuna, Sanjaya and Barbarika, son

of Ghatotkacha.

Who was the fourth one?

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Answer Follows

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Hanuman

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10. In Iran, from which the word X ultimately

originated, it does not carry any special significance,

as it is merely the generic word for any kind of bread.

The earliest appearance of this word in English is

from 1810, in a travelogue of William Tooke. X’s

current spelling first attested in 1979, has since

become the normal English spelling.

Identify X, which is really popular in India.

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Answer Follows

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Naan

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11. Identify this man, who holds a key position in one

of the top technology firms in the world.

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Answer Follows

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Sundar Pichai, who handles Android, Chrome and

Apps at Google.

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12. What supposedly controversial word, comes from

the Sanskrit word for “faithful wife”?

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Answer Follows

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Sati

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Round 4: Entertainment

Direct: +20/-5

Pass: +10/0

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1. Consider the following three movie roles:

Nolan Hayes in Hours (2013)

Damien Collier in Brick Mansions (2014)

X in Y (2015)

Identify X and Y. Give funda.

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Answer Follows

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X = Brian O’Connor, Y = Furious 7

Funda being the characters portrayed by Paul Walker

in movies released after his demise.

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2. Which classic “gangster” movie is based on this

book?

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Answer Follows

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Goodfellas

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3. He was born in Mumbai to Jagjit Singh Bhavnani

and Anju Bhavnani. He dropped his original

surname, since he felt that the name would have been

“too long”, thus downplaying his brand as a

“saleable commodity”. He worked for a few years in

advertising as a copywriter, with agencies

like O&M and JWT. He then worked as an assistant

director, but left it to pursue acting.

How do we know him better?

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Answer Follows

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Ranveer Singh

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4. Identify the three “legends” from the movie

industry. Part points applicable.

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Answer Follows

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From L-R:

Akiro Kurosawa, Francis Ford Coppola, George

Lucas

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5. Thomas Geoffrey Fowler was a failed writer, an

American-Nazi father who was also physically and

sexually abusive. He collected Nazi memorabilia and

claimed that the Holocaust never happened. His son,

X has managed to use these painful experiences as a

means to help create deeply interesting and dynamic

characters. In most of his interviews, X generally

averts questions relating to his private life.

Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Kevin Spacey

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6. The upcoming Hindi movie “Brothers” is an

adaptation of which Hollywood movie?

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Answer Follows

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Warrior

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7. Simply identify.

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Answer Follows

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Eddie Redmayne

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8. Chadwick Aaron Boseman is an American actor,

screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for

portraying Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013) and James

Brown in Get On Up (2014).

What major role has he been chosen for, that will

supposedly make him famous?

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Answer Follows

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He is playing Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic

Universe, starting from Civil War (2016).

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9. Look at the following list and identify X. Also give

the funda.

Uttam Kumar (1967)

Satindra Bhattacharya (1974)

Subhrajit Dutta (2009)

Abir Chatterjee (2010, 2012)

Sujoy Ghosh (2013)

Dhritiman Chatterjee (2015)

X (2015)

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Answer Follows

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X = Sushant Singh Rajput

Funda is actors who have played Byomkesh Bakshi in

mainstream movies.

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10. Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 novel. It was

adapted into screenplay for Frank Sinatra to star in,

but after he declined, the script was rewritten as a

standalone film.

Which classic movie of the 80s, that later spawned

many sequels is based on this book?

IMAGE FOLLOWS

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Answer Follows

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Die Hard

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11. Launched only in 2014, which is the most

watched branded web series in the world?

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Answer Follows

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Permanent Roommates, launched by TVF Productions.

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12. Who played the role of The Green Hornet’s

sidekick Kato in the 1966 TV series The Green Hornet?

LARGER IMAGE FOLLOWS

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Answer Follows

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Bruce Lee

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Round 5: Mixed Bag 2

Choose your level beforehand.

Two chances on each question.

+30/-15

+20/-10

+10/-5

+5/0

Pass: +10/0 (Irrespective of the value of the chosen level)

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1. This “image” recently became really popular on

the Internet. Identify.

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Answer Follows

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First ever coloured photograph of Pluto.

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2. This is the logo of something that gets hyped every

year. Identify.

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Answer Follows

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Cannes Film Festival

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3. The Art in Island Museum in Philippines is the first

of its kind in the world as it promotes its visitors to

do a particular activity.

What nickname has thus been given to this museum?

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Answer Follows

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This is the world’s first “selfie” museum.

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4. A theory that became prevalent in the late 19th

century and has since gained momentum is that the

name X derives from the name of one of the Hindu

deities. The Italian traveler Niccolò de' Conti

mentioned the word X, which meant “Island of

Gold”.

Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Andaman, apparently derived from Hanuman.

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5. There are only three recording artists who have

sold over 100 million albums worldwide both as solo

artists and (separately) as principal members of a

band.

If Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney are two of

these artists, then who is the third one?

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Answer Follows

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Phil Collins

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6. This cricketer holds the ODI record for most fours

in an innings. Also, he’s tied with two other players

for the ODI record for most sixes in an innings.

Identify this cricketer.

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Answer Follows

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Rohit Sharma

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7. Her name is Erika Mitchell, better known by her

pen name X. In 2012, Time magazine named her one

of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People”.

How do we know her better?

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Answer Follows

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E L James

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8. A group of Shamans in San Juan Chamula, Mexico,

believe that X heals worshipers. They believe that

since X induces burping, it releases evil from the

soul. Every group involved in ritual practice had X

with them and took it in quantities almost as if they

were taking a medicine.

Identify X.

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Answer Follows

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Coca Cola

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9. Before the days of trains or cars, port cities that

thrived on trade suffered during winters because

frozen rivers prevented commercial ships from

entering the city. So, smaller ships known as X would

rescue these larger ships by creating a path for them

to follow. In today’s times, before any type of

business arrangement, it is now customary to

__________ before beginning a project. Fill in the

blank and complete this phrase that has its origins from

the names of these ships.

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Answer Follows

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The smaller ships were known as “Ice-breakers” and

the phrase is “to break the ice”.

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10. Adam Richard Wiles, born 17 January 1984, better

known by his stage name X is a Scottish singer,

songwriter and record producer.

According to Forbes, he was the highest paid person

in his profession both in 2013 and 2014.

How do we know him better?

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Answer Follows

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Calvin Harris

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11. This is a recent example of a Twitter celeb-fight,

when X had a word with John Legere, CEO of T-

Mobile. Identify X.

MORE IMAGES FOLLOW

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Answer Follows

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Donald Trump

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12. The man in the pic (on the next slide) is a retired

American basketball player who played his entire

professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers. He

holds the NBA record for the highest points per game

average in a playoff series with 46.3. He was voted as

one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history in 1996.

How has he been “immortalized” in sports history?

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Answer Follows

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This is Jerry West, whose silhouette has been used for

the NBA logo.

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Thank you, folks. Feedback welcome!


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