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General Kuij. Prelims. Rules. Wonly Two Rules No Cogging Quiz Master’s GOD . His word is FINAL 30 Queschens All carry equal points unless specified otherwise There are tie-breaker questions indicated clearly. 1. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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General Kuij
Prelims
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Rules
Wonly Two Rules1. No Cogging2. Quiz Master’s GOD. His word is FINAL
30 QueschensAll carry equal points unless specified
otherwiseThere are tie-breaker questions indicated
clearly
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Ovid, in his Metamorphoses, described “X” as “rather a crude and indigested mass, a lifeless lump, unfashioned and unframed, of jarring seeds”. The word “X” is used by astronomers in Mars placenames to mean “area of disorderly faulted terrain”. Whats X?
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This country played an important role during World War II, owing to its vicinity to Axis shipping lanes, and its people's bravery. This led to British awarding of the George Cross now seen on its flag. Name the country.
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Tiebreaker
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Which Company has a research team called “Innovation Kitchen”?
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How do we better know Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnathnath Shastri?
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SPORTS/Crickey: Common to Andrew Harris, Hemulal Yadav and Vasbert Drakes?
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Horace Walpole coined the word “Serendipity” in a letter he wrote to his long-time diplomat friend Horace Mann in 1754. He told him that he invented it in reference to the title of an old Persian fairy story “The Three Princes of Serendip”. Serendip is the Parsi version of what?
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On September 20, 1973, in an event dubbed the "Battle of the Sexes" in front of 30,492 spectators and a worldwide television audience estimated at 50 million people in 37 countries, a lady tennis player defeated a 1940s tennis champ. Name both.
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How are Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru together known as? (Points will be given if you get the correct funda)
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Tiebreaker
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This term was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, and Nicholas J. Hopper of Carnegie Mellon University, and John Langford of IBM. It requires that the user type the letters of a distorted and/or obscured sequence of letters or digits that appears on the screen. What is it called?
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Name the Movie10
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Common to these Kuttus, Spunte, Terry, Bobbie, Struppi and Boncuk (This list is not exhaustive)
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Tiebreaker
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In Norse mythology, what is the battle to be fought at the end of the world (armageddon) called?
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Name the computer designed to calculate the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
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What does a Rhinotillexomaniac do?
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Tiebreaker
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A known Marati comdedian, he has produced movies with arbit titles such as “Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Hath Mein”, “Aage Ki Soch” and “Khol De Meri.. Zuban”. All these films were box-office blockbusters. Name him.
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In advertising what does ZYWS stand for?
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A business tycoon, he is remembered for being a recluse, dust phobic, collected and saved his own urine, watched "Ice Station Zebra" , had Mormon as his bodyguards and several such eccentricities. Who?
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The Hugo Award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy stories of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. After whom is it named?
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Identify the band as well as the original number (+2)
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Where can you find Solomon Temple, Apollo Temple, Venus Temple, Thor Temple, Zoroaster Temple, Horus Temple, Buddha Temple, Vishnu Temple, Krishna Temple, Shiva Temple and Confucius Temple together?
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Tiebreaker
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Lee Stausberg and Sanford Meisner were proponents of this school pertaining to the show biz. What?
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She learnt dancing at the behest of Anna Pavlova. In 1977, the then prime minister Morarji Desai offered the chair of the President of India to a lady. She politely declined.Who?
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Which Cuban despot did Fidel Castro and Che Guevera overthrow in 1959?
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In Sanskrit it means "one hundred strings“. It is also called the Shata-tantri Veena or "a hundred-stringed lute". What?
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Identify the Voice25
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Who is this person?26
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Name the lady.27
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Identify the movie & the 2 actors (+2)
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Who painted this pic?29
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This is a parody of a classic. Name both (+2)
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