quiz fest - film, ent, sports, tech

QuizFEST 2k12

New Year’s Bash

Quizmasters : Titash Banerjea and Sreshth Shah

Prelims

Rules

• 30 Question Preliminary round.• Quiz for teams of up to 3 members.• Top 8 teams qualify for the finals.• Cell phones out of reach – any use of unfair

means, will result unfortunately, in disqualification of the team

• In case of ties, teams having more number of star marked questions correct would qualify.

1*

A certain Indian music director duo won the BMI award for this song. Who?

2

How we do know this better today?

3

Identify the singer of this cover version and the original singer.

4

“ I hope I will be partly excused by the fact that I was simply an Indian schoolboy and did not know all about such things. In fact, I did not know that I was doing wrong, because I was doing what I knew several other college men had done, except that they did not use their own names”. This was part of a letter written by a certain Olympic athlete admitting playing professional baseball to then Amateur Athletic Union Secretary , James Sullivan. Who?

5*

• A snowflake• Santa Claus• A bell• A snowman• A candle• A Christmas present– Together they comprised what?

6

Identify him and connect to a 2011 movie

7

Identify him.

8

Who holds the record for the highest score by an Australian batsman on debut?

9

Whose products and offerings include:- i2hub.com, Jungalu.com, StallScribbles.com,

Digital Flyers, theyearbook.org, Representative Program, The Rep Center and the Social Butterfly?

10*

Based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto it focused on the plight of poor farmers. The story revolved on the life of a poor peasant Ram (Nisar) who was being ill-treated by his landlord Ghani. Eventually, Ghani is murdered and Ram becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the public. Why is this movie significant in the history of Indian cinema? (Bonus- 1 point for identifying the movie)

11

It was initially manufactured at “Cipher Machines AG” and marketed as “equipment for the transmission of business reports and telegrams". What?

12

The first 17-second attempt caused unconsciousness. In the 2nd attempt Blood vessels under the skin ruptured . The entire process took about eight minutes. George Westinghouse later commented that "they would have done better using an axe”.

What am I talking about?

13

• MOM- Nick Knight• Match Referee- Hanumant Singh• Umpire Ian Robinson’s decision making under

question• David Lloyd’s comment "we flippin' murdered

them“• Heath Streak fined 15% of match fees• Features of a Test Match significant in history.

What made this test match so significant?

14

Immediately preceding the final credits, the film features a "What Ever Happened To" and/or "Where They Are Now" sequence The commentaries include such statements as: “X never rose from the grave, but after appearing in 103 films, he is more famous than ever” Y, after leaving Z, went on to a successfulsongwriting career. Her compositions include the Elvis Presley hits 'Rock-a-Hula Baby' and 'Do the Clam.“

Name X, Y and Z. 2 points for all 3. 1 point for 2.

15*Connect• N.R.P• HART• R.O.A.D.M• I.R.C.M• P.T.C.S• S.P.S• T.S.R• A.M.P.F• I.C.N.M• A.N.D.C• D.E.C• S.W.C

16

Born : February 16, 1978, Major teams : India, India A, Royal Challengers

BangaloreBatting style : Right-hand batTest debut : India v South Africa at Mumbai, Feb 24-

26, 2000 Last Test : India v South Africa at Kanpur, Apr 11-13,

2008How has he been in the news recently?

17

Whose popularity on Google trends has been shown in the visual ?

18 Introduced by Bell Labs and named Octothorpe

by Don Macpherson, a Bell Labs engineer, because it had eight points, it is known by several names. What are we talking about?

19

The United Civil Front is a Russian opposition party and socialist movement started in 2005 aimed at "dismantling the currently existing system to to preserve the Russians’ right to elect a responsible government, both in presidential and parliamentary elections."Who is the founder and leader of this organization?

20*

Exhaustive list indicating?

21

Tagline of which movie – “They don’t know it yet, it’s a threesome.”

22

He had the Twitter handle @ReallyVirtual. How was he in the news in 2011?

23

Other than Tintin in America, in which other Tintin comic does Al Capone appear?

24

Logo of?

25*

What is this tennis shot called?

26

There has been only 1 instance of a Boxing Day test game in India. Who did India play in that test match?

27

What has been blanked out?

28

Whose face has been blanked out?

29

“Make way for tomorrow” is a 1937 film based on the novel “The Years Are So Long” by Josephine Lawrence, which Orson Welles (famous American producer, director, actor) had described as, ”A movie that could make a stone cry”. In 2003, Ravi Chopra adopted it in Bollywood and the movie was an instant hit. Name the movie.

30*

Paying tribute to what?

Audience

What is this a tribute to?

ANSWERS!

1*

A certain Indian music director duo won the BMI award for this song. Who?

Answer

Kalyanji Anandji for composing the original melodies of the song in DON (1979)

2

How we do know this better today?

Answer

3

Identify the singer of this cover version and the original singer.

Answer

Chester Bennington from Linkin Park (cover) of Adele

4

“ I hope I will be partly excused by the fact that I was simply an Indian schoolboy and did not know all about such things. In fact, I did not know that I was doing wrong, because I was doing what I knew several other college men had done, except that they did not use their own names”. This was part of a letter written by a certain Olympic athlete admitting playing professional baseball to then Amateur Athletic Union Secretary , James Sullivan. Who?

Answer

Jim Thorpe

5*

• A snowflake• Santa Claus• A bell• A snowman• A candle• A Christmas present– Together they comprised what?

Answer

Google Happy Holidays Doodle

6

Identify him and connect to a 2011 movie

Answer

This is King Charles II. The Unicorn commanded by Sir Francis Haddock was part of King Charles Iind fleet

7

Identify him.

Answer

Herman Tillke

8

Who holds the record for the highest score by an Australian batsman on debut?

Answer

Charles Bannerman

9

Whose products and offerings include:- i2hub.com, Jungalu.com, StallScribbles.com,

Digital Flyers, theyearbook.org, Representative Program, The Rep Center and the Social Butterfly?

Answer

ConnectU.Inc founded by the Winklevoss Twins (any of the two will do)

10*

Based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto it focused on the plight of poor farmers. The story revolved on the life of a poor peasant Ram (Nisar) who was being ill-treated by his landlord Ghani. Eventually, Ghani is murdered and Ram becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the public. Why is this movie significant in the history of Indian cinema? (Bonus- 1 point for identifying the movie)

Answer

KisanKanya – the 1st indigenously produced colour movie in India

11

It was initially manufactured at “Cipher Machines AG” and marketed as “equipment for the transmission of business reports and telegrams". What?

Answer

Enigma

12

The first 17-second attempt caused unconsciousness. In the 2nd attempt Blood vessels under the skin ruptured . The entire process took about eight minutes. George Westinghouse later commented that "they would have done better using an axe”.

What am I talking about?

Answer

Electric Chair

13

• MOM- Nick Knight• Match Referee- Hanumant Singh• Umpire Ian Robinson’s decision making under

question• David Lloyd’s comment "we flippin' murdered

them“• Heath Streak fined 15% of match fees• Features of a Test Match significant in history.

What made this test match so significant?

Answer

1st instance of a Test match being drawn with scores level

14

Immediately preceding the final credits, the film features a "What Ever Happened To" and/or "Where They Are Now" sequence The commentaries include such statements as: “X never rose from the grave, but after appearing in 103 films, he is more famous than ever” Y, after leaving Z, went on to a successfulsongwriting career. Her compositions include the Elvis Presley hits 'Rock-a-Hula Baby' and 'Do the Clam.“

Name X, Y and Z. 2 points for all 3. 1 point for 2.

Answer

Bela Lagosi, Dolores Fuller, Ed Wood

15*Connect• N.R.P• HART• R.O.A.D.M• I.R.C.M• P.T.C.S• S.P.S• T.S.R• A.M.P.F• I.C.N.M• A.N.D.C• D.E.C• S.W.C

Answer

Powers of G One

16

Born : February 16, 1978, Major teams : India, India A, Royal Challengers

BangaloreBatting style : Right-hand batTest debut : India v South Africa at Mumbai, Feb 24-

26, 2000 Last Test : India v South Africa at Kanpur, Apr 11-13,

2008How has he been in the news recently?

Answer

Wasim Jaffer who overtook Amol Muzumdar as highest run scorer in Ranji Trophy history

17

Whose popularity on Google trends has been shown in the visual ?

Answer

Sunny Leone

18 Introduced by Bell Labs and named Octothorpe

by Don Macpherson, a Bell Labs engineer, because it had eight points, it is known by several names. What are we talking about?

Answer

#

19

The United Civil Front is a Russian opposition party and socialist movement started in 2005 aimed at "dismantling the currently existing system to to preserve the Russians’ right to elect a responsible government, both in presidential and parliamentary elections."Who is the founder and leader of this organization?

Answer

Garry Kasparov

20*

Exhaustive list indicating?

Answer

Venues of FIFA World Cup 2014

21

Tagline of which movie – “They don’t know it yet, it’s a threesome.”

Answer

Ragini MMS

22

He had the Twitter handle @ReallyVirtual. How was he in the news in 2011?

Answer

23

Other than Tintin in America, in which other Tintin comic does Al Capone appear?

Answer

24

Logo of?

Answer

25*

What is this tennis shot called?

Answer

Tweener

26

There has been only 1 instance of a Boxing Day test game in India. Who did India play in that test match?

Answer

Ind vs WI at Eden Gardens, 1987

27

What has been blanked out?

Answer

28

Whose face has been blanked out?

Answer

Manny Pacquiao

29

“Make way for tomorrow” is a 1937 film based on the novel “The Years Are So Long” by Josephine Lawrence, which Orson Welles (famous American producer, director, actor) had described as, ”A movie that could make a stone cry”. In 2003, Ravi Chopra adopted it in Bollywood and the movie was an instant hit. Name the movie.

Answer

Baghban

30*

Paying tribute to what?

Answer

Finals!

1. 16 Question Infinite Bounce2. Short Visual Connection 3. 16 Question Infinite Bounce4. Topic Round5. Long visual connection6. 16 Question Infinite Bounce7. Theme Round8. Hangman Round9. 8 Question Infinite Pounce

Infinite Bounce- 1

16 questions- clockwise

1

The number plate (LMW 281F) of this white Volkswagen was stolen repeatedly due to its unplanned appearance on a famous photograph. In 1986, the car was sold at an auction for $23,000 and is currently on display in the Volkswagen museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. Which famous photograph did it appear on?

2

Put a story to this image.

Answer

Persis Khambatta shaving the hair off her head for Star Trek

3

_____ ___ ___ _______, are an American rock and indie rock band formed in Norwood, Massachusetts in 2002 by brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge. They have released three studio albums, six extended plays and one compilation album. Their eponymous debut studio album was released in 2003 and then released songs titled, “Scarred for life”, “In the Cupboard” and “The Enchanted Ceiling”, among numerous others. Name this band.

Answer

• Harry and the Potters

4

Put Funda.

Answer

Long story…

5

Where would you find this?

Answer

The Restaurant in Ratatouille

6

Put Funda.

Answer

• Another long story…

7Connect• Theodore Cobblepot• Thorndike• Wilson Klass• Hamilton Hil• Skowcroft• Julius Lieberman• Armand Krol• Marion Grange• Charles Chesterfield• Daniel Danforth Dickerson III • David Hull

Answer

• Mayors of Gotham City

8

Connect

GodfatherShawshank RedemptionDark KnightStar WarsLord of the Rings:- Fellowship of the Ring

Connect with respect to ImdB.

Answer

• Only five movies to ever hold the first rank in the Top 250 films list

9

What is this list all about?

Answer

• Man of the Series winners in Hong Kong Sixes

10

ID the owner of this car that has no license plate and in its place just the bar code for the Vehicle Identification Number?

Answer

• R.I.P Steve Jobs

11

Put funda.

Answer

• Practising for the Rugby Scrum

12

Put Funda.

Answer

Another story…

13

" The reason I have X, ’cause it’s ironic. Like, I don’t care. I was so happy being broke. And I’m happy not being broke. It doesn’t really affect me either way. I care about taking care of people that have taken care of me – that’s important to me. But to be honest, I’m kind of repulsed by the gluttony and excesses of a lot of people in the limelight. "

Answer

• Ke$ha about the $ sign in her name

14• When X was driving down to work on the Pasadena interstate, he

noticed a certain effect taking place inside his car. Immediately he realised he wanted it in his movie. However, he needed the same effect to be produced in a stationary car. As soon as he reached the studio he put his sound engineers to work trying to recreate it.

• After three days of continuous brainstorming the sound engineers were still lost when, while taking a break, one of them took out a guitar to play and suddenly had a brainwave. They took the base strings of 5 guitars and attached it to the underside of the car. On plucking the strings, the finally got the effect they wanted, in one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. What?

Answer

• The Glass on the dashboard scene in Jurassic Park

15

• X acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard X as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures.

The word first originated in Richard Dawkins Book “The Selfish Gene”

Answer

• Meme

16• Whose filmography ?

– Sheela Ki Jawani (2010 Released)– Lage Raho Partner (2009) (Under Production)– Gabbar Singh (6 April 2007) (Released)– Free Entry (21 April 20a06) (Released)– Marna Zaroori Hai (2006) (Post-Production)– Angoor (4 November 2005) (Released)– Garam (11 February 2005) (Released)– Darwaza (26 September 2003) (Released)– Shaadi Basanti ki Honeymoon Gabbar ka(20 September 2002)

(Released)– Duplicate Sholay (26 April 2002) (Released)

Answer

Kanti Shah

Short Visual Connect

Five images are bound by a common themeTeams can attempt the theme once every slide

Points for correct / incorrect answers are given on the slideEXHAUSTIVE! :D

1 (+20/-10)

2 (+20/-10)

3 (+15/-5)

4(+10/-5)

5 (+5/0)

Answer!

Last Batsmen out in in those World Cup final games where the losing team has been all out in 2nd inning.

Zaheer Khan (2003) Ray Illingworth (1992)M Hendrick (1979)Jeff Thompson (1975)Michael Holding (1983!)

Infinite Bounce- 2

16 questions- clockwise

1

Connect to a 1990 release

Answer

2

Members and Honorary Members are entitled to:

• Wear the Insignia as a decoration• Be styled "Honourable"• Use the post nominal letters "OJ" (Members)

or "OJ (Hon.)" (Honorary Members). Probably the most famous holder of this order

has the middle name St Leo. Who?

Answer

• Usain Bolt

3

• I was born a poor farmer in rural India in 1936. • When you get to my age, you want to share your knowledge and

experience with the world. Over the course of my life, I was a teacher, earned a PhD, was an editor of a government publication for 14 years, became a father of five daughters and one son and still consider myself a country farmer with a single plough.

• I wrote my PhD on the topic of indigenous games in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu..

• When I purchased my first computer in 2005, just using the mouse was difficult because my hands shake.

• Whose words and in what context???

Answer

• Dr. Sengai Podhuvan PhD , appeal for donations to Wikipedia

4

Connect

Answer

5

It begins with the singing of a benediction. The English translation of which is "We ask ----------, as our Patron, to guide us through the encierro and give us his blessing".The singers finish by shouting “Viva ---- -------!, Gora ---- -------!” Participants dress in the traditional clothing which consists of a white shirt and trousers with a red waistband. What and connect it to the world of entertainment in 2011??

Answer

• The Pamplona Bull Run• Climax of Zindagi Mile na Dobara

6

This is a throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. It is most famously used by the South American gauchos. It shares its name with something used in modern sport. What??

Answer

• The weapon is called Bolas• Bola- the bowling machine used by cricketers

7 Originally made of tortoise shell it is usually

shaped in the form of an acute isoceles triangle. Nowadays they can also be made of acetal, ultem and lexan amongst other materials. The extra light/thin version has a thickness less than 0.44 mm. What am I talking about???

Answer

• Guitar Picks

8

“Now ------- is disappearing from view, the crowd is going frantic, But radar stations have picked him up, somewhere over the Atlantic. Yes the crowd did not dream, when they put up the money, That they would see a total eclipse of the ------”.

Fill in the blanks.

Answer

• Liston• Sonny

9

It was first used by the ancient Mesopotamians. It was initially made of reeds that grew on the sides of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

It is derived from a Latin word meaning “a pointed instrument, used by the Romans, for writing upon wax tablets”. What am I talking about??

Answer

Stylus

10

It "deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you're taking and doing, it's drugs controlling you.“. It features in commercials for NASCAR. Performed 1380 times, what?

Answer

• Master of Puppets- Metallica

11

He represented Puerto Rico in the 1983 World Masters games. 10 years later at the same event he ran the 100 m at a time of 15.34 s. A team founded by him holds a significant record in the field of endurance sports. Identify this great athlete, and what is the record?

Answer

• Sri Chinmoy• The team with the most number of English

Channel swims to its credit is the International Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, with 35 crossings by 25 members (by 2005).

12

Connect

Answer

• Golmaal• Amitabh Bacchan was shown shooting for

Jurmana in Gol Maal• Mangta Hai to Aja Rasiya was played in the

theatre in the movie• There were frequent references to Pele “The

Black Pearl” in the movie.

13

Ad for?

Answer

• Wikileaks

14

The English dubbed version of a 2011 movie was released in his name. Name the 2011 movie.

Answer

• Urumi• Vasco Da Gama

15

"Malfaiteur en Tombeau, Crochir l'Esplanade, Dans l'Fond d'l'eau!", this phrase roughly translates to "Across all the seas, find the path to he who wrongfully entombed me!“. Uttered by whom, in which context??

Answer

16

Connect

Answer

• Big Bash League Teams– Adelaide Strikers (movie- Striker)– Brisbane Heat (movie- Heat)– Hobart Hurricanes (movie- Hurricane)– Melbourne Renegades (movie- Renegades)– Melbourne Stars (movie- Superstar)– Perth Scorchers (movie- Scorcher)– Sydney Sixers (movie- Sixer in Kannada)– Sydney Thunder (movie- Days of Thunder)

Quizzing Power play

8 questions on 8 different FEST-ive topicsTeams get to choose their topics based on ascending over

of their scoresTeams can choose to take a power play on their direct

question for +20/ -10

TAKE YOUR PICKPIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY LATERAL THINKING

THUNDER DOWN UNDER YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE TO VICTORY

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

Next round

PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY

What has been blanked out???

Answer

Back

LATERAL THINKING

Connect

Answer

• Shots in Tennis– Drop– Slice– Smash– Ace

Back

THUNDER DOWN UNDER

He was the second but eldest surviving son of George Holroyd. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Sussex East. A donation of £150 made by him started something significant in the world of sport. How do we know better??

Answer

• Lord Sheffield

Back

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

He sponsored an award given by Singapore Management University given to "an outstanding student" in the Information Security and Trust Course under the Bachelor of Science (Information System Management) degree. He featured in a television show on MTV known as What the ---------- .

Who am I talking about? Complete the name of the show.

Answer

• Ankit Fadia• What the Hack

Back

THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL

Identify this attractive young lady, who won the 2004 French open mixed doubles crown at the age of 16 alongside her countryman who was aged 17 at the time.

Identify her countryman as well.

Answer

• Tatiana Golovin• Richard Gasquet

Back

ESCAPE TO VICTORY

Richard Kress scored their 1st in the 18th minute. Erwin Stein followed it up with their 2nd in the 72nd . What happened in between???

Answer

• Puskas scored 4 goals in the 46th, 56th, 60th and the 71st minutes

• De Stefano scored 2 goals in the 27th and 30th minutes

• De Stefano scored another in the 73rd minute and Erwin Stein scored again in the 75th minute

• This was Real Madrid’s famous victory over Eintracht Frankfurt (7-3) in the European cup final of 1960

Back

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

• Identify and tell me who’s missing???

Answer

• Arthur Compton• Lyman Spitzer• Edwin Hubble• Person missing is Subramanian Chandrasekhar• NASA’s 4 great observatories are named after

these people

Back

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

• A won his only Academy award for the film Wonder Boys• B was the co-founder of a company called Handmade

Films• C was named by Washington Post in 2008 as the 4th

greatest music producer in history• 22 of D’s songs featured on the Billboard top 40 in a span

of 4 years from 1960- 1964• E appeared in the 1997 movie “The Postman” starring

Kevin Costner as the mayor of Bridge city• Who are A- E ???

Answer

• Bob Dylan• George Harrison• Jeff Lynne• Roy Orbison• Tom Petty• The Traveling Wilbury’s

Back

A COMMON THREAD

12 visuals connected by a theme+25 for getting the theme in visuals 1-3+15 for getting the theme in visuals 4-6+10 for getting the theme in visuals 7-9

+5 for getting the theme in visuals 10-12-5 for each incorrect attempt

Only 1 attempt per set of 3 visuals

The Theme is…• Hollywood Walk of Fame

– Neil Armstrong and the astronauts on Apollo XI– Zubin Mehta– Magic Johnson– Victoria’s Secret– Godzilla– Muhammed Ali– Mickey Mouse– Simpsons– Tom Bradley– LA Dodgers– LAPD– Charlie Chaplin

Infinite Bounce- 3

1

In the 1997 film Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio's character Jack Dawson mentions that he went ice fishing on the frozen waters of Lake Wissota near Chippewa Falls in Wisconsin, as a boy and eventually convinces Rose (Kate Winslet) not to jump. However, there is an anomaly in the storyline. What?

Answer

• Lake Wissota is a man-made lake. Its construction completed in 1917. Titanic sank in 1912

2

Put fundae

Answer

• Flash doesn’t work on Apple Products

3

Many people have noted the similarity between movie character X and well known chap Vladimir Putin.. Since this was a popular subject on the internet, the BBC's website CBBC has also conducted a poll on this matter. The special survey showed that 2/3 of respondents believed that Putin looks like X . A group of lawyers of Putin have also filed a lawsuit on the producers of the movie. Which character ?

Answer

• Dobby from Harry Potter

4

The Maharashtra State Commission for Women gives these away. What and why?

Answer

• Duryodhana Awards

5

Put Funda.

Answer

• (insert long story)

6

What is happening??

Answer

• Angry Birds

7

Starting from the next year, the U.S. Open will be doing something that no other Grand Slam host has done before. What?

Answers

• The tournament will be scheduled to end on Monday

8

In Iron Man, X (credited as "Himself") appears at a gala cavorting with three blond women, where Tony Stark mistakes him for Hugh Hefner. In the theatrical release of the film, Stark simply greets X as "Hef" and moves on without seeing his face; another version of the scene was filmed where Stark realizes his mistake, but X graciously responds, “That's okay, I get this all the time.”

Who?

Answer

• Stan Lee

9

• This is golfer Camilo Villegas, nicknamed Hombre Araña. What does Hombre Araña mean?

Answer

• Spiderman

10

The Chakravarthy Cup named after Saroj Chakravarthy is a polo event created to raise funds and sponsorships for charities supported by a particular family. Started in 1997,it has proved to be a successful liaison between arts, sports, influential businessmen and charities. The total donations have now exceeded $1.96 million. Who are the Patrons of the Chakravarthy Cup?

Answer

• Prince William and Harry

11

X were specialist soldiers of the German Army in World War I. In the last years of the war, they were trained to fight with "infiltration tactics", part of the Germans' new method of attack on enemy trenches. The infiltration tactics of these soldiers are still in use today, in one form or another. Other armies have also used the term "assault troops", or fireteams for specialist soldiers who perform these infiltration tasks. What were they called? (Either the German name or the English translation)

Answer

12

In a game in 1994, Brian Lara was stumped / caught behind by Rixon and Jeffery Dujon was caught by Dennis Lillee at point. In this game, a luminous orange ball was used for the first time. Sunil Gavaskar scored 34 runs in this game as well. But, my question is, who was the bowler who got Lara and Dujon out?

Answer

• Zoe Goss

13

Eoin Morgan's classic reverse sweep shot is said to have been perfected since he played another sport when he was young. Which sport?

Answer

• Hurling

14

In 1974, he was granted honorary citizenship of every country that is a member of the United Nations. However, recently, he announced his desire to give up the citizenship of the country he belongs to. This is after he attended protests in a country which is politically very opposed to his own.Who?

Answer

• Superman

15

This person would publicly speak against the divide-and-rule policy of the British and would ask the two communities to unite. Some of the Muslim leaders got angry at him and claimed, "Why are you talking nonsense. Have the Hindus got you drunk?" Identify the person and what was his response to these taunts?

Answer

• This is Akbar Allahabadi who, in response wrote, Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa, Thodi Si Jo Pili Hai.

16

Put fundae

Answer

This was the mock funeral held by 30,000 Genoa supporters to celebrate their bitter rivals Sampdoria's recent "passing" into Serie B.

Audience

He is a British serial sex offender who has committed at least 17 attacks on women in the city of Bath, Somerset.He is the subject of Britain's longest–running serial rape investigation, codenamed Operation Eagle, and has eluded capture since 1991.Detective Inspector Paul James of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, leading the operation, said it is "one of the most complicated and protracted investigations" that the force has ever undertaken. He was nicknamed after leaving a baseball cap bearing a X , which was popular that time .What’s he nicknamed ?

Answer

• Batman Rapist• Batman Sign

Theme Round

Plus 25 if cracked after answers 1 and 2Plus 20 if cracked after answers 3 and 4Plus 15 if cracked after answers 5 and 6

Plus 10 if cracked after answer 7Plus 5 if cracked after answer 8

No negatives, but only one chance per team for the whole theme ( that is, if a team get’s the theme wrong, they cannot attempt

the theme anymore )

Note

Clue for the theme : Please be specific with the connect, I am not looking for a story. Also, all I want is one word, not two words, not three words. ( Teams might be tempted to answer the theme with two words or three words, don’t! )

1

A funny incident happened when a news article in MIT’s college newspaper mocked an Indian governmental portal/website saying “they are trying too hard?”. What was the website and funda?

Answer

(story)

2

Paris Hilton, her antics and her father’s hotel has sadly yet funnily been mocked / made fun of for almost a decade now. One such example of such an instance in pop culture, was that of a character with a personality matching that of Paris Hilton (heiress to a hotel) and so on in a hit Disney Channel show, “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.” What was that character’s name in the show?

Answer

London Tipton

3 : Storyline of which movie?

Answer

Once upon a time in China

4 : FITB with one word_______’s eyes are bigger than then the ball,`

No wonder he never falls.He's quick as lighting, but he’s balding, so he looks oh so frightening.

He's the boy to watch,No wonder he's top notch.No wonder he's brill,He's got lots of skill.

He scores lots of goals,Just like Scholes.He's a cheetah searching for his prey,Because it's easy every day.

His girlfriend is mine (teehee)He can score from the half way line.He can strike the ball like lighting,And he can make you make you start fighting.

Answer

Rooney (use this answer laterally, creatively, smartly etc. for connecting with the theme)

5

Logo of?

Answer

6

When Activision, a game developing company were developing Call of Duty : Black Ops, they received numerous letters, emails and requests asking for a particular feature in their game ; something that prevented certain users from being successful at the game since these users believed they were at a disadvantage. What did these users request for, which the developers added to the game on request?

Answer

Color Blind mode

7 : What are these group of students posing in front of?

Answer

Statue of Three lies

8

Image of what, created by whom?

Answer

Synapse by Mark Zuckerberg

THEME

FACEBOOK

Hangman

8 questions- anticlockwise1st letter of each answer leads to the name of a famous personality

+20 for getting the name in clues 1/ 2+15 for getting the name in clues 3/ 4

+10 for getting the name in clue 5+5 for getting the name in clue 6

-5 for each wrong attempt

ExampleAnswer Clue

Cadbury C-C-C---

Lockheed Martin C-C-C-L-

Amazon.com C-CAC-LA

Osram COCACOLA

Hangman clue

-------------(13 letters)

1

Connect

Answer

• Andy Warhol movies– Chelsea girls– Empire– Batman Dracula– Flesh for Frankenstein– The Blue Movie

Hangman clue

---A---------(13 letters)

2

It was an Allied plan during World War II, that monitored Spain after the Spanish Civil War. The goal was to ensure that Britain would still be able to communicate with Gibraltar in the event Spain joined the Axis Powers. Additionally, it was a plan for the defence of Gibraltar had the Germans invaded through Spain. The man who developed this plan was sent to Gibraltar, to monitor military installations. Who? Also name the operation

Answer

• Ian Fleming• Operation Goldeneye

Hangman clue

---A-------I-(13 letters)

3

At a dinner party in 1778 held on his estate "The Oaks" in Carshalton, he and his friends planned an event, which was won by Bridget. At a celebration after Bridget's win, a similar competition was proposed and he tossed a coin with Sir Charles Bunbury for the honour of naming the event. He won, and the event was named after him. Identify him and the sporting term he lends his name to.

Answer

• Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby• Derby

Hangman clue

---A-D-----I-(13 letters)

4

“The matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games. ----------. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts. … A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding” .Lines from which book. Fill in the blanks with a popular term also.

Answer

• Neuromancer• Cyberspace

Hangman clue

N--A-D-----I-(13 letters)

5

An article in the BBC News website on January 11, 2005 had the following lines:-

• “It is stumped, May it rest in pieces” What was the article referring to???

Answer

• The famous Canterbury cricket ground lime tree

Hangman clue

N--A-D-----IC(13 letters)

6

Connect

Answer

• Kookaburra– Australian mens Hockey Team are called the

Kookaburras– This coin is a silver Kookaburra– Olly the Kookaburra was one of the mascots of the

Sydney Olympics 2000

Hangman clue

N--AKD--K--IC(13 letters)

7

It is commonly assumed to mean "deadly" or "sharp", but could also be referring to the material of which it is composed. It featured prominently in a 2010 movie starring Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. What am I talking about? Name the movie

Answer

• Vorpal Sword• Alice in Wonderland- 2010

Hangman clue

N-VAKD--K-VIC(13 letters)

8

What term associated with music, gets its name from this kind of establishment?

Answer

• Jukebox from “Juke-joint”• Juke joint (or jook joint) is the vernacular term

for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States. The term "juke" is believed to derive from the Gullah word joog, meaning rowdy or disorderly

Hangman clue

N-VAKDJ-K-VIC(13 letters)

9 (Audience)

Connect to get the name of a technology company

Answer

• Osram– Osmium Crystals– The mineral Wolframite

Hangman clue

Infinite Pounce

8 questions- clockwiseBefore team getting the direct answers, other teams might attempt the question in writing

for +10/-5

1

The 1st letter refers to an aircraft registered in the USA. 2nd letter refers to a civil aircraft. The third letter is the same as the 2nd. These 3 letters followed by 1701 were chosen by Matt Jeffries, as the registry number.

The various types include “Constitution”, “Excelsior” and “Ambassador” amongst others. What are we talking about??

Answer

2

----------- is a federally registered trademark first developed by Parker Brothers, Inc. and now owned by Escalade Sports. The name ------------- indicates a brand of equipment used to play the sport. Name the brand/ trademark and the sport.

Answer

• Ping Pong• Table Tennis

3 What was selected for a certain usage over two prominent rivals after a

rigorous testing process that involved the following :-• 48 hours at 71° C followed by 30 minutes at 93° C• Four hours at -18° C• Fifteen cycles of heating to 71° C for 45 minutes, followed by cooling to -18° C

for 45 minutes at 10-6 atm• 250 hours at temperatures between 20° C and 71° C at relative humidity of

95%• 100% oxygen at 0.35 atm and 71° C for 48 hours• 90 minutes at 10-6 atm at 71° C followed by 30 minutes at 93° C• 1.6 atm for one hour• Three cycles of 30 minutes vibration varying from 5 to 2000hz with minimum

8.8G impulse• 30 minutes at 130db from 40 to 10,000hz

Answer

• Omega Speedmaster

4

A brand has recently changed their naming strategy. The various ranges are going to be named after 5 different letters. What each of the letters stand for can be inferred from the visuals. Connect the visuals

Answer

• Samsung Galaxy – S (Supersmart)– R (Royal)– W (Wonder)– M (Magical)– Y (Young)

5

An extract of the lyrics of the song:- “Now I've got them on the run, and I'm looking

for the high score; So it's once around the block, And I'll slide back out the side door.I'm really cookin' now, eating everything in sight. All my money's gone, so I'll be back tomorrow night. Cause I've got ----- fever “

What fever is the songwriter talking about?

Answer

6

Where is this located??

7

The word arose because of a sharp practice used in exports of a certain commodity between America and England. It was such a valuable commodity that exporters sometimes try to fool the importers by mixing a helping of wooden replicas into the sacks being shipped to England. Soon the term came to denote stupidity on the part of the victim of a trick. Name the commodity and the word.

Answers

8

It was launched at the price of Rs 2 each, the price has since risen to Rs 10 each. Blue in colour, it was launched to cope up with the s a reaction to the unprecedented response to a particular programme. What am I talking about and name the programme.

Answer

• Competition Postcard• Amul Surabhi

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