Written Round ndashextractsbull You will see extracts from speeches or works
of literature as also visuals from which some names or other details have been extracted
bull 6 question ndash 5 points of eachbull A bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
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Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Written Round ndashextractsbull You will see extracts from speeches or works
of literature as also visuals from which some names or other details have been extracted
bull 6 question ndash 5 points of eachbull A bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 1
What NAME has been extracted from this memorial plaque
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 1bull Pierre de Fermat
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 2
Identify the SUBJECT of the painting from which this image was excerpted
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 2
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 3bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines 93 Bene
agant omnes illi prophete qui discunt populo Christi Crux crux et non est crux 94 Exhortandi sunt Christiani ut caput suum Christum per penas mortes infernosque sequi studeant 95 Ac sic magis per multas tribulationes intrare celum quam per securitatem pacis confidant
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 3bull Martin Luther (95 Theses)
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 4bull The name of what
CHARACTER has been extracted from this image
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 4bull Erin Brocovich
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
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Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 5bull Who is the AUTHOR of these lines And where is
that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more Their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 5bull Francis Scott Key (From the star spangled
banner)
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 6bull What CHARACTER does this passage describe as
dark as darkness except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face He had a little boat and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake for lake it was wide and deep and deadly cold He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side but never a ripple did he make Not he He was looking out of his pale lamp-like eyes for blind fish which he grabbed with his long fingers as quick as thinking
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 6bull Gollum
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Final ndash Infinite Bouncebull 3 Strike Pounce for the entire quizbull Part marks at QMrsquos discretionbull No part Pouncing
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 1bull Name a US state capital whose name consists
in order of the name of an Asian country the name of a large European city in its native language (as also a football club from that city) and the middle name of a US President
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
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Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
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Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
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Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
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Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
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Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
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Answer 7
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Answer 8
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Question 9 contd
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Answer 9
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Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
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Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
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Slide 67
Answer 14
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Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
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Answer 17
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Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
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Question 20
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Slide 114
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Question 24 contd
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Answer 24
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Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
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Answer 28
Question 29
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Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
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Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
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Answer 37
Question 38
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Answer 38
Answer 1bull Indianapolis ( India +Napoli + S )
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 2bull In his original baptismal records in 1756ndash this part of his
name is recorded as Theophillus or lover of God and comes from the name of his godfather Its German equivalent Gottleib was also used during his lifetime X is the Latin form and has become the most popular form used since the early 19th century ndashthough it was only used once in an official document during his lifetime
bull Give me X
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 2
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
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Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
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Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
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Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
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Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
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Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
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Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
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Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
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Answer 7
Question 8
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Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
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Answer 9
Question 10
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Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
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Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
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Slide 76
Answer 17
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Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
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Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
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Answer 28
Question 29
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Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
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Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 3bull Why is Mitsuo ________ a
Japanese artistic gymnast of the 1960s and 70s who was a five times Olympic Gold Medallist who also served as vice president of the Japan Gymnastic Association topical to Indian sports these days
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 3bull This is the seocond vault in Deepa Karmakarrsquos
repertoire apart from the Produnova
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 4bull Connect ndash ldquoHe was a well-known cricket-watcher
who could often be seen prowling on the field of play he loved publicity and frequently appeared on the televisionrdquo (this is something unique)
bull With ndasha well known establishment in Kolkata which claims to have invented something which was actually available and popular in Iran from well before this establishment came into being
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 4bull Peter Cat
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 5 -Connect
Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
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Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
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Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
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Answer 3
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Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
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Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
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Answer 1 (2)
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Answer 2 (2)
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Answer 6 (2)
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Question 19
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Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
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Question 34 contd
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Question 37 (2)
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Answer 5bull Snatch bull Clean and Jerkbull The components of a
weightlifting programme
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
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35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
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Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
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Answer 3
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Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
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Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
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Answer 2 (2)
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Answer 5 (2)
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Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
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Answer 7
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Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
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Answer 9
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Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
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Answer 13
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Answer 14
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Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
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Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
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Answer 20
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Question 24 contd
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Answer 24
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Question 26 contd
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Answer 26
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Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
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Question 29
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Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 6bull Cabinda in Angola Kaliningrad
Oblast in Russia Alaska in the United States and Ceuta and Melilla in Spain are examples of territory disconnected from the main section of the country by other nations though sometimes accessible by sea This type of area is best known by what seven-letter term
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
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Answer 1
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Answer 2
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Answer 3
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Answer 4
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Answer 5
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Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
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Answer 1 (2)
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Answer 2 (2)
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Answer 3 (2)
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Question 5 -Connect
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Answer 5 (2)
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Answer 6 (2)
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Answer 7
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Answer 8
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Question 9 contd
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Answer 9
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Question 13
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Answer 14
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Answer 15
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Slide 73
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Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
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Question 20
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Question 24 contd
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Slide 128
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Question 28
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Slide 137
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Slide 146
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Question 34 contd
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Question 35
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Slide 156
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Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
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Answer 38
Answer 6bull Exclave
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 7bull ___ ___ ____ ____ is a government of India scheme launched in
2015 in reaction to the dropping sex ratio in India ___ ____ ___ ____ is also the slogan for the scheme In August 2016 after X achieved something when Xrsquos mother was asked for a reaction she said ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ adding two words to the above schemeslogan This expanded slogan went viral on both the social and conventional media and even the government picked up on it and the Prime Minister announced that Xrsquos motherrsquos addition will now be an added dimension to the scheme
bull X has now been made the brand ambassador of the scheme bull Give me X and the six word slogan as said by Xrsquos mother
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 7bull Beti bachao Beti padao Beti khilao
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 8bull Though it had been a best selling series since 1913 on which
several successful movies had also been made - following the 1940 release of Republic Pictures serial adaptation of Drums of X the United States Department of Statein response to a complaint by China requested the studio make no further films with the character X as China was an ally against Japan in WW II Likewisepublisher Doubleday refused to publish further additions to the best-selling series for the duration of World War II BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected the authors proposals for an original X radio serial and stage show during the 1940s
bull Identify X
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 8
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
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Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
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Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
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Slide 76
Answer 17
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Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
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Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
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Slide 108
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Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
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Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
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Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
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Answer 28
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Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
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Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
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Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 9a a hugely popular BBC supernatural drama series featuring a ghost a werewolf and a vampire ndash all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a normal life and blend in with the ordinary humans around themb a 1994 British-Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams The film portrays the experience of a single human soul portrayed by Williams through various incarnations Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span mans history on Earth
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 9 contd
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 9
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 10bull The first word of this phrase we commonly associate
with WW II does not mean ldquodesignatedrdquo as is commonly believed In fact this first part is a redundancy simply standing as an abbreviation of the second word of the phrase According to Time Magazine the first use of this phrase was during the forced evacuation St Mihiel Salient during World War II
bull Which 2 word phrase
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 10
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 11bull This is the picture of Lotus bridge between
Macau and China It has been designed like this due to the difference in a law in China and Macau
bull What difference
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 11 contd
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 11bull Macau follows right hand drive and China
follows Left hand drive
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 12bull Very Appropriately which footballerrsquos
autobiography has a title which is a play on a 17th century philosophical proposition which originally appeared in French in Discours de la methode as je pense donc je suis rather than the more familiar Latin found in his Principia Philosophae
bull Also give me the title
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 12
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 13bull The people who should know best have this to say of herbull Sir Mortimer Wheeler ndash ldquoThere is her little Baluchi-style face with pouting
lips and insolent look in the eye Shes about fifteen years old I should think not more but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on A girl perfectly for the moment perfectly confident of herself and the world Theres no one like her I think in the world
bull John Marshall ndash ldquoShe gives a vivid impression of the young girl her hand on her hip in a half-impudent posture and legs slightly forward as she beats time to the music with her legs and feetrdquo
bull Who am I talking about
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 13
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 14bull Four countries have become members of the United
Nations in the 21st century (ie 1st January 2001 or after) Three of them are MontenegroSouth Sudan and timor leste Which is the fourth
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 14Switzerland It has avoided alliances that might entail military political or direct economic action Only in recent years have the Swiss broadened the scope of activities in which they feel able to participate without compromising their neutrality Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and joined the United Nations very late compared to its European neighbors
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 15bull This song from the movie Yahaan has been
composed and song by _____ bandhu or ____ brothers who belong to a family of musicians who traditionally and till this day perform at the famous religious site dedicated to X They have also performed in the song ldquo Kun Paya Kunrdquo from rockstar Give me X
>
null
35414267
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 15bull Nizami bandhu or brothersbull Hazrat Nizamuddin auliya
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 16bull In the 17th century the Chinese mixed a concoction of
pickled fish and spices and called it _______ meaning the brine of pickled fish By the early 18th centuryit had made it to the Malay states where it was discovered by English explorers The Indonesian-Malay word for it was a little different That word evolved into the English word X English settlers then took X with them to the American colonies In modern usage X is prepared from something completely different than how it originated Give me X
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 16bull Ketchup
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 17bull The Hong Kong Sports Institute is situated in the Fo Tan
Sha Tin district of Hong Kong It is mandated to provide training to athletes and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees based on their talent and potential
bull The sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site for nearly 20 months Why
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 17bull It was the venue for the equestrian events for
the Beijing Olympics which were held in Hong Kong due to quarantine rules in China
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 18bull When adjusted for inflation which is the
highest grossing R rated film of all time This is also the highest grossing film from Warner Brothers when adjusted for inflation
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 18
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 19bull This compound word is used as a part of a phrase
which refers to postponing consideration or action on something and is derived from the custom of placing pots which donrsquot require immediate attention to the rear of a stove
bull Another form of this word refers to a technique used to fight wildfire in which s new fire is created in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
bull Give me the word or the phrase
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 19bull Backburnerto put on the backburner
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Movie Postersbull 6 Questions on Movie postersbull 5 points per questionbull Bonus 5 for a full house
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 1
bull Minimalist poster of
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 1
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 2bull A lot of text for a poster
Identify the movie
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 2
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 3bull To please imperialists
everywhere I have obscured what item from this poster
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 3
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 4bull This is a riff on a poster
for what 2005 film
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 4
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 5bull Poster for the bhojpuri
movie Devdas Ripped off from
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 5
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 6This poster for the
movie LArroseur arroseacute (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is generally recognized with what distinction
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 6bull The First movie poster
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 20bull In the early 13th centurythe Anatolian peninsula which had
belonged to the Byzantine or eastern Roman empire had only relatively recently been conquered by Muslims and even when it came to be controlled by Turkish Muslim rulers it was still known to Arabs Persians and Turks as the geographical area of ______literally meaning Roman in which context Roman refers to subjects of the Byzantine Empire or simply to people living in or things associated with Anatolia
bull This is most probably the origin of the famous title by which we know this 13th-century Persian philosopher and man of letters FITB
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 20bull Rumi
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 21
bull World Is One News (WION) is an international news entity with headquarters across South Asia Its website was launched on June 15 2016 and the TV channel on August 15 2016 as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries Itrsquos the international arm if an Indian media conglomerate and derives its name from the moto of that entity How
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 21bull WION stands for World is One News which is
inspired by the Grouprsquos motto Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is My Family)
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 22aIn Norse mythology Hjuacuteki and Bil were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were going to a well called Byrgir bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul bThe village of Kilmersdon in Somerset has a long tradition of association with this and the hill is said to be one near this village It has been suggested that the surname Gilson originated in this area and could have been derived from son of YcX and Y signify the 18th century Louis XVI of France who was deposed and beheaded and his Queen Marie Antoinette These are some of the many theories about what
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 22bull The origin of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill
went up the hill
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 23bull This sporting team took its name from a locality
to indicate the fact that it represented a particular ethnicity even though the team was formed somewhere else So they played their first ldquohomerdquo game(ie first played in the locality they are named after) only in 1968 even though the team was formed in 1927 Which team
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 23
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 24bull In Greek mythology X was a monster half-woman and half-
snake who lived alone in a cave She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and known primarily for being the mother of the most famous monsters of Greek mythology ndash such as ChimeraSphinxCerberusGorgonHydra
bull Four extant species of the order Monotremata are named X as they were perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptilesjust as X was half woman and half snake
bull Give me X Pic next slide
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 24 contd
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 24bull Echidna
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 25bull a The term ____ ____ (from
the Italian for broad) is used for this plant in the US
bull b X is region in Central Tuscany in Italy Any wine produced in the region is called X X is traditionally associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco
bull ldquoWhatrdquo did a certain forensic psychiatrist infamously eat with the above two items
a
b
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 25bull Census taker
>
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 26bull this early Christian saint is depicted with the
traditional instrument of her martyrdom as well as what could be described as some books that might be figuratively from her library Name this saint including the city with which she is most-closely associated
bull Pic next slide
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 26 contd
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 26bull St catherine of Alexandria
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 27bull The Russian consul general for Kolkata has
recently complained to the external affairs ministry and the mayor of Kolkata that a plaque honouring the life and activities of X which was installed on Ezra Steet is now lying in ruins amid garbage and heaps of earth The CMC has promised to restore the plaque before the pujas
bull Identify X
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 27bull Gerashim lebedev
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 28bull What in the solar system is named after the Dutch
astronomer (apart from an Asteroid) who first postulated the existence of dark matter and the fact that the Milky Way rotates and the sun is not at its centre He also made significant discoveries about the origin of comets His New York Times obituary called him ldquoone of the centurys foremost explorers of the universerdquo and the European Space Agency website describes him as ldquoone of the greatest astronomers of the 20th centuryrdquo
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 28bull Oort Cloud after Jan Oort
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 29bull Field amp Stream is a magazine featuring hunting fishing and other
outdoor activities in the United Statesbull The following passage presents part of Field and Streams review of
which 1928 book This fictional account of the day-to-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising the apprehending of poachers ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the occasional gamekeeper Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material in order to discover and savor these sidelights on the management of a Midlands shooting estate and in this reviewers opinion the book cannot take the place of J R Millers Practical Gamekeeper
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 29
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 30X is a programme on the channel Investigation Discovery which goes backwards in time to retrace the steps of murders to show how they were planned and committed Appropriately X is named after a famous plot point in a 1977 bestselling novel which was made into an iconic 1980 movieThese works of art used X to forbode somethingGive me X
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 30
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 31bull Most Indian states have tourism sloganrsquos like Godrsquos
own Country (kerala) or the heart of incredible India (MP)Similarly US states also have advertising slogans aimed mainly at tourism but also included on state-issued automobile license plates and the US Mint 50 State Quarters coinage
bull So which US state has the slogan ndash ldquo Almost Heavenrdquo
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 31
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 32bull In American usage egghead is an anti-intellectual
epithet directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism common sense virility etc on account of their intellectual interests
bull So Egghead Marries Hourglass blared headlines in response to the news of what 1956 celebrity marriage
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 32bull Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 33bull Today it is Japans third-largest public company
(after Toyota and Mitsubishi) with wide-ranging operations in mobile and fixed-line telecommunications Internet and technology services online gaming and other businesses What is this corporationmdashnot primarily a financial services company despite what might be inferred from its namemdashwhich began in 1981 as a distributor of packaged computer programs
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 33bull Softbank
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 34
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by X in New York Citys Rockefeller Centre which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller Despite protests from several quarters Nelson Rockefeller ordered its destruction before it was completed because X included an image of Yperhaps not surprising knowing Xrsquos affiliationOnly black-and-white photographs exist of the original incomplete mural Give me X and YPic next slide
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 34 contd
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 34bull Diego Riviera (X)bull Lenin (Y)
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 35bull It was first released by Mennen early in 1991 and it had soon
established a market niche with teen girls The fact that Toby Vail member of the band Bikini Kill used it had a lot to do with the name becoming hugely well known soon after to the extent that the it was said to be the most popular product of its kind and was the favorite of nearly 14 of all in its target group After Colgate-Palmolive took over Mennen in 1992 there was a big brand extention with hair care products also coming out with the same name
bull The craze for it died down after reigning supreme in the market for a few years ndashand now it has only a token presence in the market
bull What am I talking about
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 35
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 36bull In 1963 while in hospital for the removal of her tonsils she met
Brajesh Singh and the 2 fell in love Singh died in 1966 She was allowed to travel to India to take his ashes to his family She stayed in the family home in Kalakankar on the banks of the Ganges for three months and became immersed in local customs leading to her abandonment of atheism She referred to him as her husband but stated that they were never officially married This woman in question was later named Lana Peters
bull While in New Delhi on 6th March 1967 she did something that caused an international incident
bull What did she do Why did it cause an international incident
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Answer 36bull Defected to USShe was Stalinrdquos daughter -
Svetlana Losifovna Alliluyeva
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
Slide 1
Researched and conducted by
Slide 3
Written Round ndashextracts
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Please exchange answer sheets
Question 1 (2)
Answer 1
Question 2 (2)
Answer 2
Question 3 (2)
Answer 3
Question 4 (2)
Answer 4
Question 5 (2)
Answer 5
Question 6 (2)
Answer 6
Slide 24
Final ndash Infinite Bounce
Question 1 (3)
Slide 27
Answer 1 (2)
Question 2 (3)
Slide 30
Answer 2 (2)
Question 3 (3)
Slide 33
Answer 3 (2)
Question 4 (3)
Slide 36
Answer 4 (2)
Question 5 -Connect
Slide 39
Answer 5 (2)
Question 6 (3)
Slide 42
Answer 6 (2)
Question 7
Slide 45
Answer 7
Question 8
Slide 48
Answer 8
Question 9
Question 9 contd
Slide 52
Answer 9
Question 10
Slide 55
Answer 10
Question 11
Question 11 contd
Answer 11
Question 12
Slide 61
Answer 12
Question 13
Slide 64
Answer 13
Question 14
Slide 67
Answer 14
Question 15
Slide 70
Answer 15
Question 16
Slide 73
Answer 16
Question 17
Slide 76
Answer 17
Question 18
Slide 79
Answer 18
Question 19
Slide 82
Answer 19
Movie Posters
Question 1 (4)
Question 2 (4)
Question 3 (4)
Question 4 (4)
Question 5 (3)
Question 6 (4)
Please exchange answer sheets (2)
Question 1 (5)
Answer 1 (3)
Question 2 (5)
Answer 2 (3)
Question 3 (5)
Answer 3 (3)
Question 4 (5)
Answer 4 (3)
Question 5 (4)
Answer 5 (3)
Question 6 (5)
Answer 6 (3)
Question 20
Slide 105
Answer 20
Question 21
Slide 108
Answer 21
Question 22
Slide 111
Answer 22
Question 23
Slide 114
Answer 23
Question 24
Question 24 contd
Slide 118
Answer 24
Question 25
Slide 121
Answer 25
Question 26
Question 26 contd
Slide 125
Answer 26
Question 27
Slide 128
Answer 27
Question 28
Slide 131
Answer 28
Question 29
Slide 134
Answer 29
Question 30
Slide 137
Answer 30
Question 31
Slide 140
Answer 31
Question 32
Slide 143
Answer 32
Question 33
Slide 146
Answer 33
Question 34
Question 34 contd
Slide 150
Answer 34
Question 35
Slide 153
Answer 35
Question 36
Slide 156
Answer 36
Question 37
Question 37 (2)
Slide 160
Answer 37
Question 38
Slide 163
Answer 38
Question 37bull My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American film which tells the story of
a womanrsquos reflections on the bad turns her life has taken It was directed by Mark Robson and starred Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward Despite a critical drubbing the film was nominated for two Academy awards and its song became a jazz standard
bull The film is based on a short story by X After he was ldquohorrifiedrdquo by the results of the movie he refused to give the rights of any of his other works(including the most iconic) to Hollywood despite numerous attempts by producers It thus remains the only authorized adaptation of Xrsquos writings into film Pic next slide
Question 37
Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
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Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
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Answer 37bull JD salinger
Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
bull Who is X
Answer 38bull Lance Armstrong
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Question 38bull X was paced by greats Alberto Salazar Joan Benoit
Samuelson and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 2006 New York City marathon and finished with a time of 2 hrs 59 mins and had a TV camera specifically trained on him for the entire distance He finished in the 856th placeIn the Boston marathon X improved the timing to 2 hrs 50 mins and finished in the top 500
bull But recently both race authorities are saying its only a matter of before his performances are erased
