FrIQs-ABOUT US

• We are no freak show;• We feel religious about quizzing• We are very serious about having fun in quizzin’• Any violations would amount to blasphemy

The First FrIQs

The First Three FrIQs would be:• Harsh Parmar (Mythology FrIQ: M-FrIQ)• Shiv Shankar Nath (General FrIQ: G-FrIQ)• Shiva Guru (Ent FrIQ: Ent-FrIQ)Others would be inducted in the coming weeks

FIRST BLOOD

A QUIZ BY SHIVA GURU, A.K.A. Ent FrIQ

ABOUT THE QUIZ MASTER

• A Big Joker fan-The Back Ground should’ve been a giveaway

• Occasional Reader• Cult Movie maniac-QT is my favourite• Love ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ • Big A.R. Fan; Proud Rajinikanth (Thalaivar) fan

ROUND 1

TEST YOUR

B-ACU

1. X started with a mere Rs. 2000, his venture Y, which went on to become a company turning over Rs. 8 Crore. The first unit of Y was inaugurated by Mr.Narayana Murthy of

Infosys. In 2011, he contested for mayor of his home town. Identify X and Y.

X-Sarathbabu ElumalaiY-FoodKing catering Services Pvt Limited

2. A very simple one: He co-authored a famous book with Stuart L Hart, ‘Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid...’ was exploited by

many companies to make a killing? Who is ‘he’?

Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahlad

3. CONNECT IN A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE

LEAD MALE ACTORS OF THE TOP TWO HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIES EVER

AVATAR: $2,787,965,087TITANIC: $2,186,772,302

4.

4. Name the sources of inspiration

3. Name the production company’s owner.

Nadia Comaneci, Romania

Zomato Campaign: Primetime Yummies

ROUND 2: CONNECT

FIRST SLIDE: +30,-15SECOND SLIDE: +25,-10

THIRD SLIDE: +20, -5FOURTH SLIDE: +15

FIFTH SLIDE: +10SIXTH SLIDE: +5

1. Founded in Rockford, Michigan this brand of shoes was developed when Wolverine Worldwide was trying to implement a

plan for pigskin tanning, in 1958. Name the brand.

2. This whisky brand was said to be the world’s fastest growing one by sales volume according to International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR)

in 2013. Name it. It is marketed in India by United Spirits Limited (USL)

3. Founded in London, this company had its origins in the store set up by the Gramophone company founded in 1921. The current

name is X Retailing Ltd (formerly X Group Plc). Identify X.

4. X debuted in the particular comic strip on 10/01/1929. The creation of the character is said to be partly inspired by a visitor to the cafe the creator frequented. Give me X. (5 points if you get the creator’s name alone)

5. There’s a Bronze statue of X in front of train station of Shibuya, Tokyo for being faithful, in every sense of the word, for nine long

years. Name X.

HACHIKO

6. ‘Wow, she must have been vaccinated with a phonographic needle’ said Mickey about Y, who is romantically paired with X.

Identify X and Y.

GOOFY AND CLARABELLE

ROUND 3: Get SpEnt

1. Easy Peesy:X calls this sphagetti western (Y), ‘The best directed film of all time!’ X went on to make a Western himself, which was his version of a film of the same name released in 1966

featuring Z in the lead. Give me X,Y,Z.

2. X and Y are books whose movie versions actually came close to the level of the books. X has the daughter of the lead

narrating the story (in the book) while Y has a seemingly mute person (illustrated

amazingly in the movie) narrating the story. Y was the second film to win all the Five

Major Oscars. The Leading Actor of X also got the Best Lead Oscar and it so happened

that he was compared with Z who was facing trial not too long ago. X,Y,Z?

This star was India’s highest taxpayer in 1986. He was a naxalite before he entered the movie industry. He got the National Award for Best Actor in his debut movie. Name the Actor and the Movie.

THANK YOU