Set

PRELIMINARY ROUND

There will be a total of 25 questions in this round.

The top EIGHT teams on the basis of their scores in this round will make it to the final.

Starred questions (questions 1, 7, 15, 18, 20, 23 and 24, which have been duly marked) will be used to break ties, if any occur. If that fails, the sudden death method of eliminating teams which have got an answer wrong before other teams will be applied.

The prelims scores will be multiplied by 5 and carried over to the final round so as to ensure the fact that the team which answers the most questions over the quiz wins.

Any team found using unfair means will be summarily disqualified from the quiz.

The quizmaster is always right.

***1. Whose statue is this in modern day

Haryana?

2. X originated from an article in The Independent in

1994. However, X did not gain currency again till

the writer of the above returned to the concerned

subject and named David Beckham as Britain’s

biggest X. according to the said writer, Narcissism

plays a large role in a X’s life. An important

development in X’s history was the 2003 article in

The New York Times titled “Xs come out”. Identify

X.

3. The above is an 1885 painting titled The

Cottage. The real cottage depicted here

housed two separate families. One of them,

the de Grools, were the subject of which

iconic painting?

4. The novel X was published in 1963, soon

after the writer had graduated from Williams

College. It was adapted into an iconic film

soon after. A sequel to the novel, Home

School , set ten years after the events of X,

was released in 2007. On an episode of

AMC’s Movies That Shook The World , the

author had revealed the name of the

inspiration behind one of the most important

characters in the novel and the film, Jane

Ericson, who was the wife of an associate of

the author’s father. The novel and the movie

bear the same title. Identify X.

5. The name of which dog breed

translates to “Badger Dog” in German?

6. This particular phrase (in a slightly

altered form) appears in the 1860 work

The Slang Dictionary. Its origin lies to

something used at prize fights in order

to clan the faces of the combatants. The

tossing of the above item would indicate

that it was no longer needed, and hence

the phrase was born. Identify the

phrase.

***7. In 1993, this landmark was named

X/Y as it became the first ever dual-

named structure in the region in which it

lay. The name was officially changed to

Y/X after a request from the Regional

Tourism Association based in Alice

Springs. The name X was bestowed on

the landmark by a William Gosse in

1873. Identify both X and Y; part points

will not be awarded.

8. On the left is Alexander Grigoriyevich X (1795-

1891), and on the right is Pavel Alexanadrovitch

X(1772-1817). These two are thought to be two of

the possible sources behind the name of which

very popular dish?

9. What is the national tree of both

Ecuador and Peru?

10. X is the oldest franchise in the NBA. X

originated in New York in 1923 under the

name Rochester Seagrams. X has been

based in Kansas City, Omaha and Cincinnati

in the past. Stamson the Lion has been X’s

mascot since 1998. X lies in a US state capital

and administrative headquarters of the

eponymous county X. Identify X.

11. The guy on the left is Luigi Cevenini,

the first one to have “achieved” this in

1912. On the right is Mattia Destro, the

latest footballer to have “achieved” this

feat. Put funda. Keywords will do.

12. Which personality, born in 1985, who has

also hosted a TV show and been awarded a

Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science

and Engineering is the author of this book

published in 2013?

13. According to the author of a particular

bestselling series, the name of what may have

been inadvertently inspired after the author’s

having seen the above (scientific name:

Croton capitatus) in Kew Gardens before

starting work on the series?

14. Carlo Lorenzini (1826-1890) was born in

Florence. During the Italian wars of

independence he served with the Tuscan

army. He composed various satirical stories

and sketches in the 1850s and 1860s. Whe

he died, he was relatively unknown outside

Italy, he himself being unaware of the fame

gis most famous creation would go on to

receive. He wrote under a pen name; identify

both his pen name and his most famous

creation, a character from a novel published in

1883. Part points will be given.

***15. X was born in 1941 in Mehsana, and she

spent a long time in her life teaching Science

and Mathematics to secondary school

students. X was elected to the Rajya Sabha

from her native state in 1994. X entered the

government of her state in the late 1990s and

became the Education minister soon after. X

famously won a President’s Award for Best

Teacher in 1989. For full points, name X and

state whom she succeeded a little over 9

months back. Half points will be given.

16. The name of which disease, derived from

Ga (spoken in coastal Ghana) literally

translates to “the sickness the baby gets

when the new baby comes?”

17. Identify the film from its theme

music.

audio1.asf

***18. What, founded in 1996 and

acquired by a major company in 1999

was so named because the creators

were trying to suggest a comparison

between a lost, ancient repository of

knowledge and the potential that the

internet held to become a similar

storehouse of knowledge?

19. Germaine Greer said in 2006 that X is one of the

few remaining words in the English language “with

a genuine power to shock.” X has various adjective

and verb uses. The anatomical meaning of X has

been attested to it since the middle ages. X

appears several times in Canterbury Tales. X was

used once (figuratively) in Ulysses and ten times in

Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Identify X.

***20. The above is an 1876 illustration of

which fictional character?

21. Who is the above print ad by?

22. The first version of X was released on

July 20th, 2001. Sources usually

encoded to X are reduced to around half

(sometimes more) of their original size,

and its efficiency is comparable to other,

better known formats according to most

experts. X support is included in Android

devices. Josh Coalson played a large

part in X’s development. Identify X.

***23. Who was this rejection letter

sent to?

***24. X has a long history of winemaking dating

back to the 7th century BC, when it was

mentioned in the works of Homer. The popularity

of Xwine continued into Roman times along with

wines from other areas surrounding the Aegean

Sea. Pramnian has been historically noted as the

most adored X wine. The warm climate around is

often seen as a reason why wine flourished.

Before the late 19th century, the word X was used

to indicate any derivative or aspect of Y, including

this wine. At the turn of the 20th century, the word

X attained a completely different, controversial

meaning, often originated in its early days with a

state of mental illness. Identify both X AND Y;

part points will not be given.

25. Identify the “sport” in question.

Men's world record - 110.42 meters

(362.3 feet) Dries Feremans

(August 2014)

Women's world record - 53.52

meters (175.6 feet) Jan Singleton

(August 2006)

ANSWERS

***1. Whose statue is this in modern day

Haryana?

Hemu

2. X originated from an article in The Independent in

1994. However, X did not gain currency again till

the writer of the above returned to the concerned

subject and named David Beckham as Britain’s

biggest X. according to the said writer, Narcissism

plays a large role in a X’s life. An important

development in X’s history was the 2003 article in

The New York Times titled “Xs come out”. Identify

X.

Metrosexual

3. The above is an 1885 painting titled The

Cottage. The real cottage depicted here

housed two separate families. One of them,

the de Grools, were the subject of which

iconic painting?

The Potato Eaters

4. The novel X was published in 1963, soon

after the writer had graduated from Williams

College. It was adapted into an iconic film

soon after. A sequel to the novel, Home

School , set ten years after the events of X,

was released in 2007. On an episode of

AMC’s Movies That Shook The World , the

author had revealed the name of the

inspiration behind one of the most important

characters in the novel and the film, Jane

Ericson, who was the wife of an associate of

the author’s father. The novel and the movie

bear the same title. Identify X.

The Graduate

5. The name of which dog breed

translates to “Badger Dog” in German?

Dachshund

6. This particular phrase (in a slightly

altered form) appears in the 1860 work

The Slang Dictionary. Its origin lies to

something used at prize fights in order

to clan the faces of the combatants. The

tossing of the above item would indicate

that it was no longer needed, and hence

the phrase was born. Identify the

phrase.

To throw in the towel

***7. In 1993, this landmark was named

X/Y as it became the first ever dual-

named structure in the region in which it

lay. The name was officially changed to

Y/X after a request from the Regional

Tourism Association based in Alice

Springs. The name X was bestowed on

the landmark by a William Gosse in

1873. Identify both X and Y; part points

will not be awarded.

X- Ayers Rock

Y- Uluru

8. On the left is Alexander Grigoriyevich X (1795-

1891), and on the right is Pavel Alexanadrovitch

X(1772-1817). These two are thought to be two of

the possible sources behind the name of which

very popular dish?

Beef Stroganoff

9. What is the national tree of both

Ecuador and Peru?

Cinchona

10. X is the oldest franchise in the NBA. X

originated in New York in 1923 under the

name Rochester Seagrams. X has been

based in Kansas City, Omaha and Cincinnati

in the past. Stamson the Lion has been X’s

mascot since 1998. X lies in a US state capital

and administrative headquarters of the

eponymous county X. Identify X.

Sacramento Kings

11. The guy on the left is Luigi Cevenini,

the first one to have “achieved” this in

1912. On the right is Mattia Destro, the

latest footballer to have “achieved” this

feat. Put funda. Keywords will do.

Players to have played for both Inter and

Milan

12. Which personality, born in 1985, who has

also hosted a TV show and been awarded a

Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science

and Engineering is the author of this book

published in 2013?

Ankit Fadia

13. According to the author of a particular

bestselling series, the name of what may have

been inadvertently inspired after the author’s

having seen the above (scientific name:

Croton capitatus) in Kew Gardens before

starting work on the series?

Hogwarts

(the plant is commonly called

Hogwort)

14. Carlo Lorenzini (1826-1890) was born in

Florence. During the Italian wars of

independence he served with the Tuscan

army. He composed various satirical stories

and sketches in the 1850s and 1860s. Whe

he died, he was relatively unknown outside

Italy, he himself being unaware of the fame

gis most famous creation would go on to

receive. He wrote under a pen name; identify

both his pen name and his most famous

creation, a character from a novel published in

1883. Part points will be given.

Carlo Collodi and

Pinocchio

***15. X was born in 1941 in Mehsana, and she

spent a long time in her life teaching Science

and Mathematics to secondary school

students. X was elected to the Rajya Sabha

from her native state in 1994. X entered the

government of her state in the late 1990s and

became the Education minister soon after. X

famously won a President’s Award for Best

Teacher in 1989. For full points, name X and

state whom she succeeded a little over 9

months back. Half points will be given.

X- Anandiben Patel

She replaced Narendra Modi as the

chief minister of Gujarat in May 2014.

16. The name of which disease, derived from

Ga (spoken in coastal Ghana) literally

translates to “the sickness the baby gets

when the new baby comes?”

Kwashiorkor

17. Identify the film from its theme

music.

audio1.asf

Agantuk

***18. What, founded in 1996 and

acquired by a major company in 1999

was so named because the creators

were trying to suggest a comparison

between a lost, ancient repository of

knowledge and the potential that the

internet held to become a similar

storehouse of knowledge?

Alexa Internet

19. Germaine Greer said in 2006 that X is one of the

few remaining words in the English language “with

a genuine power to shock.” X has various adjective

and verb uses. The anatomical meaning of X has

been attested to it since the middle ages. X

appears several times in Canterbury Tales. X was

used once (figuratively) in Ulysses and ten times in

Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Identify X.

Cunt

***20. The above is an 1876 illustration of

which fictional character?

Gilgamesh

21. Who is the above print ad by?

WWF

22. The first version of X was released on

July 20th, 2001. Sources usually

encoded to X are reduced to around half

(sometimes more) of their original size,

and its efficiency is comparable to other,

better known formats according to most

experts. X support is included in Android

devices. Josh Coalson played a large

part in X’s development. Identify X.

Flac

***23. Who was this rejection letter

sent to?

Sylvia Plath

***24. X has a long history of winemaking dating

back to the 7th century BC, when it was

mentioned in the works of Homer. The popularity

of Xwine continued into Roman times along with

wines from other areas surrounding the Aegean

Sea. Pramnian has been historically noted as the

most adored X wine. The warm climate around is

often seen as a reason why wine flourished.

Before the late 19th century, the word X was used

to indicate any derivative or aspect of Y, including

this wine. At the turn of the 20th century, the word

X attained a completely different, controversial

meaning, often originated in its early days with a

state of mental illness. Identify both X AND Y;

part points will not be given.

X- Lesbian

Y- Lesbos

25. Identify the “sport” in question.

Men's world record - 110.42 meters

(362.3 feet) Dries Feremans

(August 2014)

Women's world record - 53.52

meters (175.6 feet) Jan Singleton

(August 2006)

Mobile Phone Throwing

ROUNDS

RESEARCHED, DESIGNED AND

CONDUCTED BY APRATIM

MUKHOPADHYAY AND

BANESWAR SARKER

WRITTEN THEME ROUND

INFINITE POUNCE ROUND 1 (20 QUESTIONS)

PICK YOUR DECADE ROUND

INFINITE POUNCE ROUND 2 (20 QUESTIONS)

THE DETAILS FOR EACH ROUND WILL BE EXPLAINED AS WE GO ALONG.

IN ANY OF THE ROUNDS, ANY OF THE TEAMS BLOCKING A HINT WILL BE EXPECTED TO CORRECTLY ANSWER THE CONCERNED QUESTION; IF THEY DON’T, THEY WILL GET A -10.

AGAIN, THE PRELIMS SCORES WILL BE MULTIPLIED BY FIVE AND CARRIED OVER TO THE FINALS.

WRITTEN THEME ROUND



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This round comprises 8 questions, each of which is

worth 10 points. A non-exhaustive theme connects the

answers.

The points for the theme are mentioned on each slide.

A team is allowed a maximum of THREE attempts at

the theme over the course of the round.

Any team blocking any intended hint on a question

but not answering that particular question correctly

will be awarded a -10.

Bonus points will be distributed as follows:

3-4 correct answers: +10





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1. The first known X in the UK was granted in 1327

amidst the festivities surrounding the coronation

of King Edward III. In 2006, all the soldiers from

the UK who had been executed for cowardice

during WWI were granted an official X. Xs can be

granted only upon the advice of certain ministers.

Under the Act of Settlement in the UK, an official

X cannot stop an MP from being impeached.

Identify X; keywords will suffice.



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2. It is formally named The X of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Y. it was founded by Henry VI in 1441. The choir of its chapel is one of the best known in the world. Some of the most famous luminaries associated with it are E.M. Forster, Robert Walpole, John Maynard Keynes and Salman Rushdie. Above is shown its heraldic shield; identify both X AND Y. Part points will not be given.



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3. Eight Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work

at completed at X. Alcatel-Lucent, the French

giant, has been X’s parent company since 2006.

At various points in time thorughout its existence,

X’s logo has comprised the very object which is

part of X’s name. X’s headquarters lie in Murray

Hill, New Jersey. Identify X.



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4 . X, born in 1751, was the fourth occupant of a

particular post. X famously supervised the

Louisiana Purchase. X was a slave-owner who

owned an estate called Montpellier and owned

hundreds of slaves. X was assisted at a certain

level by both George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry.

In a 2008 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly,

he was declared the most influential Princeton

alumnus of all time. Identify X.



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5. What was established in 1917 by King George V

comprising five classes and having both civil and

military divisions?



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6. Which word entered the English lexicon in the

16th century from a Greek root “ainos” meaning

“fable”?



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7. Identify this finishing move.



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8. Who is speaking and about whom/what? Part

points will not be given.

"There's a great charge you get from playing him,

because of the volume of words in your head and

the speed of thought—you really have to make

your connections incredibly fast. He is one step

ahead of the audience and of anyone around him

with normal intellect. They can't quite fathom

where his leaps are taking him.”

PLEASE EXCHANGE YOUR

SHEETS



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1. The first known X in the UK was granted in 1327

amidst the festivities surrounding the coronation

of King Edward III. In 2006, all the soldiers from

the UK who had been executed for cowardice

during WWI were granted an official X. Xs can be

granted only upon the advice of certain ministers.

Under the Act of Settlement in the UK, an official

X cannot stop an MP from being impeached.

Identify X.



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Pardon



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2. It is formally named The X of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Y. it was founded by Henry VI in 1441. The choir of its chapel is one of the best known in the world. Some of the most famous luminaries associated with it are E.M. Forster, Robert Walpole, John Maynard Keynes and Salman Rushdie. Above is shown its heraldic shield; identify both X AND Y. Part points will not be given.



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X- King’s College

Y- Cambridge



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3. Eight Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work

at completed at X. Alcatel-Lucent, the French

giant, has been X’s parent company since 2006.

At various points in time thorughout its existence,

X’s logo has comprised the very object which is

part of X’s name. X’s headquarters lie in Murray

Hill, New Jersey. Identify X.



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X- Bell Laboratories



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4 . X, born in 1751, was the fourth occupant of a

particular post. X famously supervised the

Louisiana Purchase. X was a slave-owner who

owned an estate called Montpellier and owned

hundreds of slaves. X was assisted at a certain

level by both George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry.

In a 2008 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly,

he was declared the most influential Princeton

alumnus of all time. Identify X.



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James Madison



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5. What was established in 1917 by King George V

comprising five classes and having both civil and

military divisions?



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Order of the British Empire (OBE)



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6. Which word entered the English lexicon in the

16th century from a Greek root “ainos” meaning

“fable”?



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Enigma



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7. Identify this finishing move.



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Codebreaker



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8. Who is speaking and about whom/what? Part

points will not be given.

"There's a great charge you get from playing him,

because of the volume of words in your head and

the speed of thought—you really have to make

your connections incredibly fast. He is one step

ahead of the audience and of anyone around him

with normal intellect. They can't quite fathom

where his leaps are taking him.”



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Benedict Cumberbatch about playing Sherlock

Holmes

AND THE THEME IS….



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Alan Turing



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1. Turing was granted an official pardon in 2013 by Queen Elizabeth II.

2. Turing was both a student and a Fellow at King’s College, Cambridge.

3. Turing worked at Bell Labs for two months in 1943 and encountered Claude Shannon.

4. Turing finished second to Madison in the list of the most influential Princeton alumni of all time.

5. Turing was awarded an OBE in 1945 for his services to his country during the war.

6. Turing attained massive fame for breaking the German Enigma code.

7. Codebreaker was the name of a 2011 documentary aired on Channel 4 about Turing.

8. Benedict Cumberbatch played Turing in the 2014 film The Imitation Game.

SCORES



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INFINITE POUNCE ROUND 1



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This round comprises 20 questions on infinite

pounce and normal infinite bounce i.e one team

will receive e maximum of two questions that go

unanswered before the next question is moved to

the next team.

The scoring on bounce is a flat 10; on pounce, it

is +10 for a correct answer and -10 for an

incorrect one.

Teams must pounce within the count to five by

the quizmaster, failing which they will have to wait

for tehir turn on bounce.

This round will go clockwise from team 1.

Any team which blocks a hint the quizmaster

intends to give and fails to answer that particualr

question will get a -10.



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1. In the next slide, you will see some images.

Somebody’s image is missing; identify the

person.



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Charlize Theron



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2. X has changed its format over the years from

broadsheet to Berliner. X has recently played a

critical role in the publicizing of scandals like the

Verizon telephone records held by Obama. X was

founded in 1821 by John Edward Taylor. X US

was launched in 2011.X got a nickname in its

early days for the tendency it had for typos. X

First Book Award, launched in 1999, is a major

award sponsored by X. Identify X.



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The Guardian



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3. Woo Woo: X without orange juice

Safe X: X without alcohol

___(a part of X) Fire: X with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky instead of vodka

X is generally built on ice in a highball glass and garnished with an orange slice..

X also has a 2007 Bollywood connection and has something to do with Apoorva Lakhia.

Identify X.



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Sex on the Beach



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4. Accoding to local legend, the place was witness

to the killing of Tanjan, a mythological demon by

Neelamegha Perumal, a form of Vishnu. This

played a pivotal role in the change of the name of

which place post independence? Both parts are

needed; half points WILL NOT be given.



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Tanjore to Thanjavur



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5. X’s high luster and sheen has helped it being

termed “Diamond Fibre”. X originates in a goat

which is named after a city. South Africa is the

world’s largest X producer, producing close to

50% of the world’s total X. X gained prominence

when the Un General Assembly declared 2009 as

the International Year of natural Fibres. X is

mostly composed of Keratin; X plays a pivotal

role on a Seinfeld episode (S5E4- “The Sniffing

Accountant”). Identify X.



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Mohair



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6. X and Y are neighbouring countries, and their

flags are often confused. X’s flag has the portion

often confused in maroon, and the portion has 9

points. Y’s flag has the confused portion in red,

and the portion has only 5 points. X’s flag is also

much wider than Y’s. Y’s flag had 8 points till

2002, but then it was changed to five to reflect the

five pillars of Islam. An iconic, annual event Y is

associated with was first held in 2004, whereas X

became only the second country from the west of

its continent to host something in 2006. Identify

both X and Y; PART POINTS WILL NOT BE

GIVEN.



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X- Qatar

Y- Bahrain



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7. Which very commonly used two/three word phrase fiulls in these blanks?

“ Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of ______ _________ take their life;Whose misadventured piteous overthrowsDo with their death bury their parents' strife.The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,And the continuance of their parents' rage,Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;The which if you with patient ears attend,What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.”

The lengths of the blanks are not indicative of the lengths of the wors in the phrase.



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Star-crossed lovers



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8. X was founded in 1/1/2014 and officially

recognised as a political party on the same day.

X’s headquarters lie in Ghakhar Mandi City. X’s

election symbol is a brick. X’s founder, Arslan Ul

Mulk, was the former leader of another political

party and claims to have formed X in order to

make his country what it was dreamt of as by its

creator (who ided in 1948). Identify X.



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Pakistan Aam Admi Party



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9. The name of which very popular dessert

translates to “lift me up” or “pick me up” in its

native, Mediterranean tongue?



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Tiramisu



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10. The designs on the XY are embroidered, not

woven , which would not make it a Y, but is

always referred to as one. Early French legend

often assumed that the XY was commissioned by

and created for Queen Matilda and her ladies-in-

waiting. XY is nearly 70 metres long and 20

inches tall. XY is currently exhibited at a museum

in Normandy. Heinrich Himmler is said to have

coveted the work during WWII for the glorious

Germanic history it depicted. Identify XY.



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XY- Bayeux Tapestry



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11. What are they reacting to:

John McEnroe: “This is the greatest advertisement

for our sport. It makes me proud to be a part of it.

We often don't get the respect we deserve in

tennis for the athletic demands it places on

players, but this should push that respect way

up".

Roger Federer: “"It's so impressive to see. I mean,

I was watching this. I don't know if I was crying or

laughing. It was too much“

Andy Roddick: “Seriously, doesn’t anyone have to

pee ? Umpires included?”



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The Isner Mahut epic at Wimbledon 2010



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12. Identify the TV show from the minimalist poster.



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Six Feet Under



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13. A is a name/surname of Old French/Old High

German origin meaning “genuine, bold and

brave.” A’s shortened form, especially as a

given name, has a huge Comics connection. A

was revealed to be an iconic character’s first

name in the last completed installment of an

iconic series of works, published in 1976. Identify

both A and the character in question; part points

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A- Archibald

Captain Haddock



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14. In 2014, X celebrated 10 years with a billboard

in Times Square. The billboard could be viewed

throughout August 2014. Previously(in 2010) , X

had used a Times Square billboard in order to

promote a certain campaign and the “Get

Rubber!” slogan and website. X’s websites are

mostly managed from Quebec. X was criticised

for associating with streaming media, in reaction

to which it launched an anti-piracy campaign in

2009. Identify X.



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Brazzers



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15. What entity (formed in Glasgow in 1990) was

named after the above character from a 1984

film, declared by Kurt Cobain as his most

favourite film of all time?



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Travis



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16. Saint Bibiana/Viviana was a Christian martyr

who lived in Rome in the 4th century CE. A

basilica dedicated to her still exists. Legend has it

that after she was executed , her body was left

out in the open in order to be devoured by wild

animals, and yet it was left unharmed. Her feast

day is celebrated on December 2nd. Along with

being the patron saint of those with epilepsy,

headaches, insanity and those who are victims of

torture, she is also the patron saint of which

condition, the various causes of which are

identified as acetaldehyde accumulation,

metabolic acidosis, changes in glucose

metabolism, malnutrition etc.?



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Hangovers



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17. Who/what was euthanised on 14 February,

2003 at the age of 6 because she had a

progressive lung disease and severe arthritis?



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Dolly



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18. X has now fallen into disuse, although mentions

of X can still be found in literature from the 1960s.

When Xs attained massive popularity, they were

often elaborated in terms of design. Xs are now

hard to find in most places in the world. Some

famous wearers have included Howard Stern,

Lady Gaga, Liam Gallagher, Jerry Garcia and the

like. However, Xs have also often been dubbed Y

glasses after its most famous patron. Identify both

X and Y; part points MAY be given.



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X- Teashades/ Tea-sunglasses

Y- John Lennon



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19. In 1844, Henry X emigrated to the USA from

Bavaria. He settled in Alabama and opened a

store called H.X. the establishment changed its

name again in 1847 when Henry’s younger

brother Emanuel arrived. It took its final name in

1850 when Mayer X arrived in Alabama. What

was the final name/ Identify X.

Hint: It was massively in the news around 6 to 7

years back



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Lehman Brothers/ Lehman



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20. The above signs were written after whose death

in 2013?



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Margaret Thatcher

This round comprises 8 questions.

The teams will be allowed to pick decades in

ascending order of their scores.

Once a question has been flashed, the

quizmaster will allocate a certain amount of time

for the teams other than the one which has

picked the decade to answer the question on

pounce. It’s +10/-10 for the above teams, and

+10/0 for the team which has picked a decade.

INFINITE POUNCE ROUND 2



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This round comprises 20 questions on infinite

pounce and normal infinite bounce i.e one team

will receive e maximum of two questions that go

unanswered before the next question is moved to

the next team.

The scoring on bounce is a flat 10; on pounce, it

is +10 for a correct answer and -10 for an

incorrect one.

Teams must pounce within the count to five by

the quizmaster, failing which they will have to wait

for tehir turn on bounce.

This round will go counter-clockwise from team 8.

Any team which blocks a hint the quizmaster

intends to give and fails to answer that particualr

question will get a -10.

1.

The most common way to escape from X is to hoist

the arms over the head before undoing the strap and

at least the strap at the back of the neck. This allows

X to simply be peeled off upward over the head.

Without dislocating the shoulder, it is sometimes

possible to get more room by pulling at the inside of

the arms as they are being strapped or by keeping

an elbow held outward to gain slack when the arm is

relaxed.

X please?

BELUR SLIDE

StraitJacket

2.

Connect and give me X & Y.

Sydney Cricket Ground

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Old Trafford

SuperSport Park

X

Y

India vs Pakistan at ICC ODI Cricket World Cup

X=PCA Stadium, Mohali

Y= Adelaide Oval

3.

Welcome to New York is a 2014 French-American drama film co-written and directed by Abel Ferrara. The film was released on 17 May 2014 by VOD on the internet. It tells the story of a powerful man, a possible candidate for the Presidency of France, who lives a life of debauchery and is arrested after his stay in a hotel.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

4.

There are two main theories about the derivation of X.

(1) Parts of X were created by Lord Parasurama, who

reclaimed the land from the sea. Hence the name is

derived from chernna ("added") and alam ("land"),

which formed the basis for the Sanskrit for "the land

added on”.

(2) The Chera dynasty, which ruled most of X from the

1st to the 5th centuries AD, gave its name to the

region; Chera alam later became X. This is often

disputed in academic circles because the word

existed even before the rule of Cheras.

Kerala

5.

The X logo look like a plain text based logo but if

we take a second look between the last two

alphabet we will see an arrow pointing forward

which represents the speed and accuracy of the

entity’s services and moving forward toward to

the future.

The Entity X?

FedEx

6.

The two-word term X came into widespread use near

the time of the 1996 Republican National

Convention. The first use of the term in a news article

about that election appeared in the July 21, 1996

edition of The Washington Post. E. J. Dionne, the

article's author, quoted Alex Castellanos suggesting

that Bill Clinton was targeting a voting demographic

whom Castellanos called the X. The X was described

in the article as "the overburdened middle income

working mother who ferries her kids from _______

practice to scouts to school."

The Term X?

Soccer Mom

7.

Connect with a common moniker-

US Basketball team in the 1998 World Cup where

all 12 members were not from NBA but from

American colleges, the minor-league Continental

Basketball Association, or European pro leagues.

An American Hip Hop group of whom Eminem is a

part and was formed in 1996

A 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich, based

on a novel of the same name that was possibly

inspired by a real life group called the "Filthy

Thirteen".

Dirty Dozen

8.

Price of this commodity in Delhi rose steeply on

9th February this year. Generally the price of this

item is between Rs. 40-60 but has increased to

Rs.120-150. This was due to the sudden demand

of this item in the city.

Which item/commodity am I talking about?

Broom

9.

The Grim Game is a 1919 silent film.

Plot:

A gang of men frame Harvey Hanford for murder, and

also decide to kidnap his fiancée. Hanford is quickly

apprehended by the police and falsely imprisoned for

the crime. Shortly afterward, Hanford escapes and

pursues the men who framed him. His tormentors

chains him up, imprisoning him on numerous

occasions, only for Hanford to escape. The film

concludes with a climactic mid-air collision following

an aeroplane pursuit. Following the collision, Hanford

is reunited with his fiancée.

Who plays Harvey Hanford in the movie?

Harry Houdini

10.

At the X is an oil-on-canvas painting by Henri de

Toulouse-Lautrec. It was painted between 1892 and

1895. It portrays a group of three men and two

women sitting around a table; The people at the

table are (from right to left): Édouard Dujardin, La

Macarona, photographer Paul Secau and Maurice

Guibert. The woman in the right foreground is May

Milton. In the background on the right you can see

La Goulue with a partner and the left background

shows Lautrec himself and Gabriel Tapié de

Céleyran.

ID X?

Moulin Rouge

11.

The title of this book comes from Isaiah 21:6:

"For thus hath the Lord said unto me,

__, ___ _ ________, let him declare what he

seeth.”

Name the book from the blanks, whose author’s

first book was adopted into a Oscar winning

movie.

Go, Set A Watchman.

12.

"The Pet Goat" (often erroneously called "My Pet

Goat") is a children's story from the book Reading

Mastery II: Storybook 1 by Siegfried Engelmann and

Elaine C. Bruner. "The Pet Goat" is the story of a

girl's pet goat that eats everything in its path. The

girl's parents want to get rid of the goat, but she

defends it. In the end, the goat becomes a hero

when it butts a car thief into submission.

Why was this story in news in the early part of the last

decade? (Book cover on the next slide)

It gained attention on September 11, 2001; U.S.

President George W. Bush was listening to the

story at the Emma E. Booker School in Sarasota,

Florida when he was informed of the ongoing

terror attacks.

13.

This character features in both Ramayana and

Mahabharata. He was in Ram’s side in his war

against Ravan. Ironically he fought over a jewel

with Krishna for 28 days, when he realised who

he was fighting and decided to give away the

jewel and got his daughter married to Krishna as

well.

Who is he?

Jambavan

14.

In 2005, school officials in China, banned X. The

immediate cause was that students had been

altering notebooks to resemble X and then writing

the names of acquaintances, enemies, and

teachers in the books.

In 2007, the education bureau in Pingtung County,

Taiwan warned parents to watch for "negative

influences" from the manga.

After volumes of X were found at the February

2013 suicide of a fifteen-year-old girl

in Yekaterinburg, Russia, a local parents' group

began campaigning in April 2013 for

President Vladimir Putin to regulate all media

based on the series saying it "arouses interest in

death".

Death Note

15

Cassius to Brutus (Julius Caesar Act I Scene II)

“Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world

Like a Colossus, and we petty men

Walk under his huge legs and peep about

To find ourselves dishonorable graves.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

___ _____, dear Brutus, is not __ ___ _____

But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

FITB to get the name of a movie from this decade?

The Fault In Our Stars

16.

Whose selected bibliography?

1905: Ambidexterity (co-authored with John Jackson)

1915: Indian Memories

1915: My Adventures as a Spy

1918: Girl Guiding

1921: An Old Wolf's Favourites

1922: Rovering to Success

1927: Life's Snags and How to Meet Them

1933: Lessons From the Varsity of Life

1934: Adventures and Accidents

1936: Adventuring to Manhood

1937: African Adventures

1938: Birds and Beasts of Africa

1939: Paddle Your Own Canoe

1940: More Sketches Of Kenya

Robert Baden Powell

17

On March 4, 1960, the French freighter La

Coubre suspiciously exploded in Havana Harbor,

killing up to 100 people and injuring several

hundred more. The following day on March 5,

President Fidel Castro blamed the U.S. CIA and

called for a memorial service and mass

demonstration at Havana's Colón Cemetery, to

honor the victims.

That meeting , which was organised to mourn the

death, is famous for another reason. Which

reason?

Guerrillero Heroico, the photograph was taken in

that meeting.

18.

The term _______ ______was used for the first

time in the music press by UK's Kerrang!

journalist Malcolm Dome, while making a

reference to the song. The Term and the Band?

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Thrash Metal

Metal Thrashing Mad by Anthrax

19.

X is a step of the processing of certain ores. More

specifically, X is a metallurgical process involving

gas–solid reactions at elevated temperatures with

the goal of purifying the metal component(s).

X consists of thermal gas–solid reactions, which can

include oxidation, reduction, chlorination, sulfation,

and pyrohydrolysis by treating with very hot air.

ID X which has been in the news in a different context.

Roasting

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