cqc 13/12/09
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CQC INFORMALS
• I am Rammohan ( aka Kaipulla , Don etc) , almost an Engineer currently Surviving my final semester in Production( good luck vidyuth ) @ PSG Tech
• I am an addict of Movies , quizzing & currently Face book( trust me those things can get you a Job)
• That’s pretty much I have to say about myself & further insights into my personality will be provided by the Quiz Itself
About Myself
• 30 odd questions• Infinite bounce, clockwise• As always quiz master is the boss
Quiz Rules
CONSIDERING JUN’S APTITUDE FOR MATHS, I HAVE DECIDED A NEW POINT FORMAT FOR THIS CQC MEET (ALL THE BEST!!HA!!) -> Courtesy: Thayir Saadam ;)
P(Q) = ∫(3.548659^3√X) * (AREA OF HALL) Lt 0 -> N _____________________________
d/dx{ SPEED OF THE ELECTRONS IN LHC} * P(QA) * P(JS)
where P(Q) – POINT FOR EACH QUESTION X – RANDOM VALUE ASSIGNED BY QM N – NUMBER OF TEAMS P(QA) – PROBABILITY OF QUESTION BEING ANSWERED
BY 4TH TEAM P(JS) – PROBABILITY OF JUN NOT KILLING ME AFTER
THIS
POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION
• Dedicated to PSGTECH, ASQ & CQC .
• There are “N” number of Visuals
• They all have a common Element between them
• Each team can take 2 Guesses to identify the comment element & no negatives for wrong guesses
• Points= No .of remaining visuals( which only the QM knows ) * 5
SVC
AND THE ANSWER IS………………
Akira Kurosawa Impact on world cinema
Ocean’s Eleven & Dirty Dozen take the men on mission story line set up by seven samurai, while The magnificent seven is a direct remake
The next 2 are direct remakes of Yojimbo
• Last man standing was approved , whereas fistful of dollars was unpermitted & was even sued by kurosawa
Star wars is Based on The hidden fortress by Kurosawa & even uses many characters from the latter
Taare Zamen Par is based on the short story High Jump written by Kurosawa
The next movies are few of the many films influenced by Roshomon
• Outrage is a direct remake• Vantage point & Virumandi
use multiple narrative introduced by Roshomon
INFINITE BOUNCE
• “Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century” is one of the most respected lists worldwide. Almost all people featured have a well established profile, save one “ The unknown rebel”, nothing is known about him other than his single & yet courageous act which got him his Fame .Identify him (rather his claim to fame)
The “Tank Man” -Respect
Prior to this He had A.) Directed six full-length feature films: (1) Lo sceicco bianco (1952), (2) I vitelloni (1953), (3) La strada (1954), (4) Il bidone (1955, ) (5) Le notti di Cabiria (1957), and (6) La dolce vita (1960))B.) Worked as a Co- Director In one Film “Luci del varietà (1950) ”C.) Directed two short segments (1)L'amore in città (1953) , (2) Boccaccio '70 (1962)&Hence the reason.......
Federico Fellini's 8 & ½ is named so
FYI..upcoming Movie nine is based on Fellini ,8&1/2
XKCD Parody of ?
Schrödinger & “His” cat
X has a cinema career spanning 60 years, starting from the film Baseera (1949),he has acted in over 150 films in tamil, telugu & hindi.Apart from acting he has made contributions to cinema as a distributor ,producer, director & once as a music director too .He won a film fare award in 2005 (Supporting Actor Award ) proving his acting credentials. In spite of all this, he is often the subject parody by mimic artists due to his "physical" Performances , X?
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Raj Kiran
Good ingredients ,bad soup
• Memento- The plot, the tattoos ,the Polaroid pics & much more
• Amelie- Amelie helping the blind man cross the street thereby explaining the surroundings to him
• Fight club- The title Graphics -shame they even copy this
• From hell- Time (& hence the things) moving rapidly across the dead bodies
Rip-offs to make Ghajini or as Murugadoss would call it “ Mere Coincidences”
Strangely it all begin with a cartoon strip named “champs & chumps” started by “X” in 1918, X then began to add articles not related to sports eventually renaming it as “Y”, X then spent 52 years of his life contributing to Y, now “X entertainment inc” includes 20,000 photographs, 20,000 artifacts and more than 130,000 cartoon panels & serves 12 million guests a year, find “X” & “Y”
X: Robert LeRoy Ripley, Y:Believe it or Not
Connect
Remakes of “vijay” films
• Love today Suswagatham• Poove Unakkaga Badhaai Ho Badhaai• Thirupaachi----- Annavaram.• Pokkiri-----------Wanted
Connect strikes back
They both Are Narrated by Holmes Himself
X marks the Target
“X” who is called as “one of the two or three, best inventors in the world right now” (owing to his invention “Y”)was born in Gujarat, he did his degree in design at IIT-Bombay. Now he is a PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab. The Back-story of all this being “X” once tried to produce Mouse motions using his fingers and this led to the conception “Y”
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X: Pranav MistryY: Sixth Sense Technology
A specific Film Term is being discussed here , what's the exact term?
A MacGuffin is a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot of a work of fiction.
• Reality fabric manipulation Superhuman strength, durability, speed and agility, invulnerability to any kind of assault. Increased intelligence at the loss of sanity, inhibitions and self-control.
• Symptoms of?
“The Mask” effect
• Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake, and Homey Airport..
• The above are the Aliases for ?
Area 51
• His complete name is ________ Minch…. although he is addressed only as ______...._______ means “warrior” in Sanskrit….His face is based partly on Albert Einstein's. Both species and home place of his, remains unknown….….
Fill In
YODA
• How do better know Skipper, Kowalski, Private &Rico?
The Penguins of Madagascar
Return of the Connect
• The Ship Axiom’s pilot “Auto” is modeled After HAL9000 (The music Also Sprach Zarathustra is used in a pivotal sequence)
• Buzz Light Year’s punch line- “To infinity & beyond” is a direct reference to “Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite” segment of 2001
Pixar’s Tribute to 2001 A Space Odyssey
The Phantom Connect
• After the immense personal tragedies “Doyle” became strongly involved in spiritualism . He supported the “Cottingley Fairies” (pictured above & later proven fake) in his book “The Coming of the Fairies (1921)”
• He also claimed to have spoken to Harry Houdini’s mother (which earned a strong ridicule from Houdini himself)
• He was also accused of planting the “Piltdown Man” a famous paleontological hoax , clues to this were found in his work “The lost world”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The “other” side
• Founded in 1871 by Iranis, it first started out as a wholesale oil store, and over the years has variously been a restaurant and store, and restaurant and pharmacy. Today X is a multi-cuisine restaurant with a bar on the first level, and serves cuisines like, Indian, Western, Chinese, South American, etc. It gained popularity after its mention in Shantaram & 26/11 attacks , X ?
• Started in the year 2003 it will finally reach its climax in 2009 december , its often parodied for its longevity . One of the few high Points was it received a praise from Pazha Nedumaran for its depiction of issues of “Sri lankan” tamils.
Yes its finally over
• The Global Language Monitor has named its word of the year 2009
• It means The ability to encapsulate human thought in 140 characters
• What is the good word ?
• X widely known for her work Y was named USA Today's "Author of the Year" in 2008. She was also the biggest selling author of the year, having sold over 29 million books in 2008 alone
• X being a female & target audiences of Y being pre teens & teens drew comparisons with J.K. Rowling & harry potter series
• The good one :Daily telegraph quoting Y as the spiritual successor to harry potter
• The bad one: Stephen King saying , "the real difference [between J.K. Rowling and X ] is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer, X can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."
X: Stephenie MeyerY:Twilight (series)
Widely appreciated for its blending of sci-fi & film noir genres this remains the most debated film of Hollywood, there are 7 different cuts to this film, with each cut receiving support from 1.)different members of the crew 2.) critics &3.) fans. The lead actor has strongly supported the theatre cut whereas ,the director revised it and released his own version in 1992 (which led the creation of Director’s cut DVDs), all these cuts though different only in minute details have received different critical responses , an example being the famous critic Roger Ebert rating the original as CLICHED & The final Cut as “The Best Ever of films” , apart from critics fans also have divided opinions on each CUT ,In an effort to satisfy all Warner Bros finally released a Steel-Cased 5 DVD set to commemorate 25 years of the film in 2007, The Film?
• “X” is a 98cc two-stroke single cylinder air-cooled motorcycle. It was M/s Escorts Limited's "Bread and Butter" model for close to 12 years between 1985 and 1996. The only changes in its 11 year production history were the pin striping and an upgrade to a 12 volt electrical system.
• The initially available colors were Cherry-Red, Flamboyant-Blue(Peacock blue-green) Black and Silver
• Despite its small displacement ,the bike become famous a Racer bike due to its ability to spring up to to 60 Km/h within 7 seconds
• Beyond the financial success ,the bike enjoyed & continues to enjoy a Cult status among the youth
X?
Revenge Of The Connect
Why So Serious taglines
Connect Ultimatum
• Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (both off spinners), Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (a leg spinner), and Bishen Singh Bedi (a left-arm spinner). Between them, they played 231 Test matches taking 853 wickets. They were one of the most deadly combinations in world cricket, especially on the dusty subcontinental pitches.
Indian Spin Quartet
• When ________ was a kid, he went to see the shooting of “ Bridge on the river Kwai” where a scene in the rain was being shot ,there David Lean ( The director ) said “Rain !” & it started pour . He then vowed to himself when I grow up it should rain ,when I say “Rain!’.______ then went on to become a successful & critically acclaimed film technician & film maker , _______?
Balu Mahendra
• The First beta version was released in June 2007 under the code name “ Gran paradiso”. Though the final release was set to January 2008, it was postponed continually with a surge of beta releases & the full version was released finally in June 17, 2008. Prior to the release, campaigns were conducted to make the release a World record, which did click well. On the day of release it was downloaded by 8 million users, setting a Guinness World Record. Identify
And I was a part of it
• Feluda stories Sherlock Holmes style series with a lead called Feluda, a fictional Kolkata-based private detective
• Professor Shanku Stories Chronicles of Dr. Tripureshwar Shank, a Sci-Fi Series
• Tarini khuro stories stories based on weird experiences. Many of these stories border on being horror stories or spooky stories
• Bankubabur Bandhu Chronicles of a gifted & good Natured alien
What's unique about these Works
• Bankubabur Bandhu, ultimately ended up as the film E.T.
• While feluda stories were filmed by Ray himself
Books written By Satyajit Ray
• Situated at Cambridge, X was officially unveiled to the public on 19 September 2008 by Stephen Hawking & was named one of Time's Best Inventions of 2008
• X Costs 1 million pounds & took 200 technicians to build , it incorporates 6 new patents in its design
• Its Key Part “Y” is the most distinctive feature, Y is designed to reminds viewers in a dramatic way of the inevitable passing of time. The creator’s remark about Y were “He'll eat up every minute of your life, and as soon as one has gone he's salivating for the next."
X & Y again
X: Corpus ClockY: Chronophage
The Impact of Bad Calculations put fundae
• Pluto was thought to be the planet X which influenced the orbit of Uranus & calculations in 1931 indicated Pluto to be equal in mass to Earth ,( hence mass 1) & thus it was declared a planet
• Later revised calculations ultimately showed Pluto was much smaller in mass & this led to its demotion
The declaration & Demotion of Pluto as a planet
SHIVA’S KOSHEEEEEEENS
THE FIRST AND LAST QUESTION IN MY SET ARE TRIBUTE ONES.
HENCE, TAKE LOGICAL GUESSES BASED ON THE QM’S FAVOURITE SUBJECTS
X was born on 16 October 1949 and hails from the village Daamal in Tamil Nadu. He was a student of Guindy Engineering College where he graduated from Engineering (Mech) in 1967. X derives his inspiration from P.G. Wodehouse. Y and Z were two names which were synonymous with the creations of X. When asked about why those names were always used he said “Y and Z were the names of my childhood teachers. They were the ones who sparked my interest in writing. So I include them in all of my works which shows my gratitude towards them”. X,Y and Z please?
Y – Mythili
Z – Janaki
“RESPECT”
Which company patented the colour ‘Pantone 2685C’
Cartoonist Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez?
And to think this “MAN” has this much talent
P.S. Mr. Raj!!! I think the words on the podium are written in “HINDI” :P
Krishnaswamy iyer was not a famous man. He was often found along the banks of the Mylapore temple tank soliloquizing about his misfortunes and the general way of the world. This man was immortalized in a particular way. How?
THE REST IS HISTORY!!!!!!
What is the Funda behind this picture which served as a parody behind the creation for something else?
Connect…
Rohan Gavaskar was given the names Rohan Jaivishwa Gavaskar by his father as a tribute to his 3 favourite cricketers - Rohan Kanhai, ML Jaisimha and Gundappa Vishwanath
At the beginning of each year, Brad Oltmanns, Rick Rosas and about 12 others go to an undisclosed location in Southern California and do something, the details and results of which are kept top secret. In fact, they are again broken into isolated groups so that one group is unaware of the other’s action. This lasts for a period of 3 days. What do they do?
Counting of the OSCAR votes
Sitter Connect…
You can find them all at: #19 and # 20, 495 Grove St., New York, NY 10001.
Better known as the apartments of Joey and Chandler, and, Monica and Rachel respectively.
Don Bradman would have turned 100 on August 27th, 2008. However a few of his contemporaries decided to celebrate at a luncheon on the 4th of August 2008 at City Tattersalls Club in Pitt Street, Sydney. Why was this particular date chosen?
It was his 99.94th birthday
The Great Train Robbery was a 1903 western film by Edwin S. Porter. Twelve minutes long, it was considered a milestone in film making. The film used a number of innovative techniques including cross cutting, double exposure composite editing, camera movement and on location shooting. Apart from this, the film inspired something else which became the hallmark of X. The character who served as the inspiration was Justus D Barnes. Put Funda. (Picture on next slide)
Dr. Surekha Verma, a Mumbai resident suddenly started to get phone calls inquiring her about a famous person. Later on after trying to know about the reason for the sudden coming of phone calls to her mobile phone, Surekha found out that it was because of the number’s association with a famous personality’s work. What was the reason for this freak occurence?
After the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor the Secret Service needed a bullet proof car to transport President Roosevelt to deliver his speech to the US Congress .Whose car did they borrow for this momentous occasion?
Richard Chee Quee (lead vocals) X (bass guitar/vocals) Y (guitar/vocals) Brad McNamara (guitar/vocals) Gavin Robertson (drums/vocals)
Identify the Australian rock band which is named after a rule from an informal form of their another profession. X and Y also pileeeeez
His first stage manifestation was in a fancy dress show at his school when he was in 1st grade, where he performed as Imran Khan 'Captain of the Pakistani Cricket Team'. Since then cricket was a passion for him. He was selected in his school cricket team as a bowler. He practiced at the nets at Shapes club in Lahore where Imran Khan would give him tips on bowling. He also had a brief stint by painting guests visiting the 5-star Pearl Continental Hotel in Bhurban. But we know him for something else. Who?
Atif Aslam
What are these photographers waiting for?
X was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. After the death of his parents, he wandered around the world, visiting places like Los Angeles and Paris as an artist. He has a special interest in gambling and his partner in crime and friend is Fabrizio who joined X in his life changing trip.
Y was engaged to steel tycoon Nathan Caledon Hockley, giving up her dreams so that she and her mother could escape their financial troubles. She later escaped from Hockley and married a man named Calvert before settling down in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
How are X and Y related?
Time magazine placed an order for 6,965,000 pieces of Mylar(a thin polyester film) with a Minnesota firm during a particular year. A popular myth associated with its use is that it was a lift off of a scene from the movie “The Big Lebowski”.
It was the silvery material on the cover of the TIME magazine “Person of the year-YOU” so that you could see your face because of the reflecting material.
All these famous pieces of comic art pay homage to a common subject of medieval art Y, the most famous version of which was made by X. Identify X and Y.
The Pieta by Michelangelo
Who said this about what?
"Here's the thing. I'm never going to explain that. You do an artistic flourish like that, and to explain it would just take the piss out of it and invalidate the whole stroke in the first place."
Quentin Tarantino when asked about the misspelled title of his movie
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• Lots of visuals :P
• Two guesses per team and no negatives
• Points = (No of unanswered teams + 1) * 20
LVC
AND THE ANSWER IS…
1. Aila – Sachin Tendulkar2. Arnold – Ramesh Powar3. Joker - Nepali guy (Chang) who was Indian Idol host4. Little John – Ishant Sharma5. Lady Jaya – Mahela Jayawardene6. Parrot – Glenn McGrath7. Gilli Danda – Ashok Dinda8. Bunty – Ness Wadia9. Shakespeare – Aakash Chopra10. Big Brother – Raj Kundra11. Calypso King – Chris Gayle12. Skipper – Brendon McCullum13. Mira Bhai – Harbhajan Singh14. Hawaii Chapal – Greg Chappel15. Castro – Fidel Edwards16. Bubli – Preity Zinta17. Bubbly – Brett Lee18. Lord Almighty – Saurav Ganguly19. Mangal Pandey – Laxman Shukla20. Ram – VVS Laxman21. Deewar – Rahul Dravid22. Big Mac – Mathew Hayden23. Bangla Tiger – Mashrafe Mortaza24. Prince Charles of Patiala – Yuvraj Singh25. Appam Ch****** - Sreesanth (My personal favourite)26. Aakash Chopra – He was suspected to be the “Fake IPL Player”27. The “Fake IPL Player” is believed to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders
NICKNAMES GIVEN BY “FAKE IPL PLAYER” \m/